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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.44

Who is speaking and story frame

यस्यामलं दिवि यश: प्रथितं रसायां

भूमौ च ते भुवनमङ्गल दिग्वितानम् ।

मन्दाकिनीति दिवि भोगवतीति चाधो

गङ्गेति चेह चरणाम्बु पुनाति विश्वम् ॥ ४४ ॥

yasyāmalaṁ divi yaśaḥ prathitaṁ rasāyāṁ

bhūmau ca te bhuvana-maṅgala dig-vitānam

mandākinīti divi bhogavatīti cādho

gaṅgeti ceha caraṇāmbu punāti viśvam

Translation

My dear Lord, You are the symbol of everything auspicious. Your transcendental name and fame is spread like a canopy all over the universe, including the higher, middle and lower planetary systems. The transcendental water that washes Your lotus feet is known in the higher planetary systems as the Mandākinī River, in the lower planetary systems as the Bhogavatī and in this earthly planetary system as the Ganges. This sacred, transcendental water flows throughout the entire universe, purifying wherever it goes.

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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.

Shelter Under Kṛṣṇa’s Cooling Glories

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental glories spread throughout the universe like a cooling canopy. The whole world can find shelter under the cooling shade of His lotus feet.

  2. 2

    The water that washes His lotus feet flows as the Mandākinī in the higher planets, the Bhogavatī in the lower planets, and the Ganges on earth. This sacred water purifies wherever it goes.

  3. 3

    The Lord is bhuvana-maṅgala, the symbol of everything auspicious for this world. His name, fame, and lotus feet offer shelter to everyone.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions that the word dig-vitānam indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental glories spread throughout the universe like a cooling canopy over the universal directions.
  • In other words, the whole world can find shelter under the cooling shade of the Lord’s lotus feet.
  • Thus the Lord is bhuvana-maṅgala, the symbol of everything auspicious for this world.

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 sage accepted a seat, and then Lord Kṛṣṇa gently questioned him: “Since you travel all over the universe, please inform Us what the Pāṇḍava brothers are planning to do.” Nārada then praised the Supreme Lord and replied, “King Yudhiṣṭhira desires to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice.
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. yasyawhose
  2. amalamspotless
  3. diviin heaven
  4. yaśaḥfame
  5. prathitamdisseminated
  6. rasāyāmin the subterranean region
  7. bhūmauon the earth
  8. caand
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “purifying”, “purifies”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

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

    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 does finding shelter under Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet mean to you?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s name and asking for shelter at His lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayShelter Under Kṛṣṇa’s Cooling GloriesThis 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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