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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.710.65.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.8

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The cowherdssince 10.65.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्‍ट्या कंसो हत: पापो दिष्‍ट्या मुक्ता: सुहृज्जना: ।

निहत्य निर्जित्य रिपून् दिष्‍ट्या दुर्गं समाश्रिता: ॥ ८ ॥

diṣṭyā kaṁso hataḥ pāpo

diṣṭyā muktāḥ suhṛj-janāḥ

nihatya nirjitya ripūn

diṣṭyā durgaṁ samāśrītāḥ

Translation

It is our great fortune that sinful Kaṁsa has been killed and our dear relatives have been freed. And it is also our good fortune that our relatives have killed and defeated their enemies and found complete security in a great fortress.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Rejoicing in Loved Ones’ Safety

  1. 1

    The cowherds considered it their great fortune that sinful Kaṁsa had been killed.

  2. 2

    They rejoiced that their dear relatives had been freed.

  3. 3

    They also welcomed the news that their relatives had defeated their enemies and found complete security in a great fortress.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When He arrived there, the elder gopīs and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s parents, Nanda and Yaśodā, who had all been in great anxiety for a long time, embraced Him and blessed Him. Lord Balarāma offered appropriate respects and greetings to each of His worshipable elders according to age, friendship and family relation.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. diṣṭyāby good fortune
  2. kaṁsaḥKaṁsa
  3. hataḥkilled
  4. pāpaḥsinful
  5. diṣṭyāby good fortune
  6. muktāḥfreed
  7. suhṛt-janāḥdear relatives
  8. nihatyakilling
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.65

    In this verse: “sinful”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do you take time to appreciate the safety and relief of those you love?

Practice

Pause today to acknowledge one loved one’s safety or freedom from a difficulty.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.65's connections

Live this todayRejoicing in Loved Ones’ SafetyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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