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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 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
10.70.2810.70.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.29

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The kingssince 10.70.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तन्नो भवान् प्रणतशोकहराङ्‍‍घ्रियुग्मो

बद्धान् वियुङ्‍क्ष्व मगधाह्वयकर्मपाशात् ।

यो भूभुजोऽयुतमतङ्गजवीर्यमेको

बिभ्रद् रुरोध भवने मृगराडिवावी: ॥ २९ ॥

tan no bhavān praṇata-śoka-harāṅghri-yugmo

baddhān viyuṅkṣva magadhāhvaya-karma-pāśāt

yo bhū-bhujo ’yuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam eko

bibhrad rurodha bhavane mṛga-rāḍ ivāvīḥ

Translation

Therefore, since Your feet relieve the sorrow of those who surrender to them, please release us prisoners from the shackles of karma, manifest as the King of Magadha. Wielding alone the prowess of ten thousand maddened elephants, he has locked us up in his house just as a lion captures sheep.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pray for Release From Karma’s Bondage

  1. 1

    The kings appeal to the Lord’s feet, which relieve the sorrow of those who surrender.

  2. 2

    They ask to be released from the bondage of karma created by the Lord’s material potency. Their captivity under the King of Magadha is the form this bondage has taken.

  3. 3

    Their captor possesses the prowess of ten thousand maddened elephants. They admit that escape by their own power is hopeless.

Key points from the purport
  • The kings here pray for the Lord to release them from the bondage of karma created by the Lord’s material potency.
  • The kings make it clear that Jarāsandha is so powerful that there is no hope for them to escape by their own power.

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

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The messenger offered prostrated obeisances to the Lord and then, standing with joined palms, addressed Him: “O Lord, Jarāsandha has captured twenty thousand kings and is holding them prisoner. Please do something, for these kings are all Your surrendered devotees.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.70
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tattherefore
  2. naḥus
  3. bhavānYour good self
  4. praṇataof those who have surrendered
  5. śokathe sorrow
  6. harawhich remove
  7. aṅghriof feet
  8. yugmaḥwhose pair
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “king”, “kings”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “surrender”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “material”

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

Where do I need to acknowledge the limits of my own power and seek the Lord’s shelter?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord to release you from karma’s bondage and help you surrender.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPray for Release From Karma’s BondageThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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