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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 68: The Marriage of Sāmba
10.68.4110.68.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.68.42-43

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

जलयानमिवाघूर्णं गङ्गायां नगरं पतत् ।

आकृष्यमाणमालोक्य कौरवा: जातसम्भ्रमा: ॥ ४२ ॥

तमेव शरणं जग्मु: सकुटुम्बा जिजीविषव: ।

सलक्ष्मणं पुरस्कृत्य साम्बं प्राञ्जलय: प्रभुम् ॥ ४३ ॥

jala-yānam ivāghūrṇaṁ

gaṅgāyāṁ nagaraṁ patat

ākṛṣyamāṇam ālokya

kauravāḥ jāta-sambhramāḥ

tam eva śaraṇaṁ jagmuḥ

sa-kuṭumbā jijīviṣavaḥ

sa-lakṣmaṇaṁ puras-kṛtya

sāmbaṁ prāñjalayaḥ prabhum

Translation

Seeing that their city was tumbling about like a raft at sea as it was being dragged away, and that it was about to fall into the Ganges, the Kauravas became terrified. To save their lives they approached the Lord for shelter, taking their families with them. Placing Sāmba and Lakṣmaṇā in front, they joined their palms in supplication.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Frightened Kauravas Seek Shelter

  1. 1

    Hastināpura rolls about like a raft in a stormy sea as it is dragged toward the Ganges.

  2. 2

    Terrified and wanting to live, the Kauravas approach the Lord for shelter with their families.

  3. 3

    To appease the Lord quickly, they place Sāmba and Lakṣmaṇā in front and join their palms in supplication.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.