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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
10.71.110.71.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.2

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.71.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीउद्धव उवाच

यदुक्तमृषिना देव साचिव्यं यक्ष्यतस्त्वया ।

कार्यं पैतृष्वस्रेयस्य रक्षा च शरणैषिणाम् ॥ २ ॥

śrī-uddhava uvāca

yad uktam ṛṣinā deva

sācivyaṁ yakṣyatas tvayā

kāryaṁ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya

rakṣā ca śaraṇaiṣiṇām

Translation

Śrī Uddhava said: O Lord, as the sage advised, You should help Your cousin fulfill his plan for performing the Rājasūya sacrifice, and You should also protect the kings who are begging for Your shelter.

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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.

Serving Both of Kṛṣṇa’s Purposes

  1. 1

    Nārada wanted Lord Kṛṣṇa to help Yudhiṣṭhira perform the Rājasūya sacrifice in Indraprastha.

  2. 2

    The royal assembly wanted Kṛṣṇa to defeat Jarāsandha and rescue the imprisoned kings.

  3. 3

    Uddhava understood that Kṛṣṇa desired both things. He intelligently advised how both purposes could be accomplished together.

Key points from the purport
  • Devarṣi Nārada wanted Lord Kṛṣṇa to go to Indraprastha and help His cousin Yudhiṣṭhira perform the Rājasūya sacrifice.
  • At the same time, the members of the royal assembly strongly desired that He defeat Jarāsandha and rescue the kings he was holding prisoner.
  • The great-minded Uddhava could understand that Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to do both things, and thus he intelligently advised how both these purposes could be simultaneously accomplished.

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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Wise Uddhava, knowing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s inner desire, advised the Lord as follows: “By conquering all directions and then performing the Rājasūya sacrifice, King Yudhiṣṭhira will fulfill all his purposes — defeating Jarāsandha, protecting those who have taken shelter of You, and executing the Rājasūya-yajña. Thus the Yādavas’ powerful enemy will be destroyed and the imprisoned kings freed, and both deeds will glorify You.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.71
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-uddhavaḥ uvācaŚrī Uddhava said
  2. yatwhat
  3. uktamwas stated
  4. ṛṣināby the sage (Nārada)
  5. devaO Lord
  6. sācivyamassistance
  7. yakṣyataḥto him who intends to perform sacrifice (Yudhiṣṭhira)
  8. tvayāby You
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “protect”, “rescue”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.71

    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

How can careful thought help me serve rather than overlook another person’s need?

Practice

Write down the two requests Uddhava sought to bring together in service to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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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 10.71's connections

Live this todayServing Both of Kṛṣṇa’s PurposesThis 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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