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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 68: The Marriage of Sāmba
10.68.4710.68.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.68.48

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Kauravassince 10.68.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नमस्ते सर्वभूतात्मन् सर्वशक्तिधराव्यय ।

विश्वकर्मन् नमस्तेऽस्तु त्वां वयं शरणं गता: ॥ ४८ ॥

namas te sarva-bhūtātman

sarva-śakti-dharāvyaya

viśva-karman namas te ’stu

tvāṁ vayaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatāḥ

Translation

We bow down to You, O Soul of all beings, O wielder of all potencies, O tireless maker of the universe! Offering You obeisances, we take shelter of You.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Our Lives Are in the Lord’s Hands

  1. 1

    The prayer honors the Lord as the Soul of all beings and the holder of all potencies.

  2. 2

    He is the tireless maker of the universe. Those praying bow before Him and take shelter of Him.

  3. 3

    The Kauravas clearly realized that their lives and destinies were in the Lord’s hands.

Key points from the purport
  • The Kauravas clearly realized that their lives and destinies were in the hands of the Lord.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then they prayed, “O Lord, please forgive us, who were so ignorant of Your true identity.” Baladeva assured the Kauravas He would not harm them, and Duryodhana presented various wedding gifts to his daughter and new son-in-law.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.68
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. namaḥobeisances
  2. teto You
  3. sarvaof all
  4. bhūtabeings
  5. ātmanO Soul
  6. sarvaof all
  7. śaktienergies
  8. dharaO holder
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.68

    In this verse: “shelter”

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

What concern could you bring before the Lord with a greater sense of dependence on Him?

Practice

Offer obeisances to the Lord and briefly pray for shelter in one concern you face today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOur Lives Are in the Lord’s HandsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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

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