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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
10.71.1910.71.21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.20

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:With pleasing words the Lordsince 10.71.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्युक्त: प्रस्थितो दूतो यथावदवदन्नृपान् ।

तेऽपि सन्दर्शनं शौरे: प्रत्यैक्षन् यन्मुमुक्षव: ॥ २० ॥

ity uktaḥ prasthito dūto

yathā-vad avadan nṛpān

te ’pi sandarśanaṁ śaureḥ

pratyaikṣan yan mumukṣavaḥ

Translation

Thus addressed, the messenger departed and accurately relayed the Lord’s message to the kings. Eager for freedom, they then waited expectantly for their meeting with Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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.

Turn Your Attention to Kṛṣṇa Alone

  1. 1

    The messenger departed and accurately relayed the Lord’s message to the kings.

  2. 2

    Eager for freedom, the kings waited expectantly for their meeting with Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that, by force of circumstances, the kings began focusing their attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa alone.

Key points from the purport
  • The great Vaiṣṇava scholar Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments here that by force of circumstances the kings began focusing their attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa alone.

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:

Yudhiṣṭhira repeatedly embraced Lord Kṛṣṇa, losing external consciousness in his ecstasy. Then Bhīmasena, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and others each embraced or bowed down to Him, as was appropriate.
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. itithus
  2. uktaḥaddressed
  3. prasthitaḥdeparted
  4. dūtaḥthe messenger
  5. yathā-vataccurately
  6. avadathe told
  7. nṛpānthe kings
  8. tethey
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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 10.71

    In this verse: “kings”

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 a difficulty I face become an occasion to focus my attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

During one difficult moment today, pause for a minute and turn your attention to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTurn Your Attention to Kṛṣṇa AloneThis 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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