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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
10.71.310.71.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.4

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

अस्माकं च महानर्थो ह्येतेनैव भविष्यति ।

यशश्च तव गोविन्द राज्ञो बद्धान् विमुञ्चत: ॥ ४ ॥

asmākaṁ ca mahān artho

hy etenaiva bhaviṣyati

yaśaś ca tava govinda

rājño baddhān vimuñcataḥ

Translation

By this decision there will be great gain for us, and You will save the kings. Thus, Govinda, You will be glorified.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

The Kings’ Rescue Glorifies Govinda

  1. 1

    Uddhava said that this decision would bring great gain to them.

  2. 2

    Govinda would save the imprisoned kings.

  3. 3

    By releasing the kings, Govinda would be glorified.

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:

Thus the Yādavas’ powerful enemy will be destroyed and the imprisoned kings freed, and both deeds will glorify You. “King Jarāsandha can be killed only by Bhīma, and since Jarāsandha is very devoted to the brāhmaṇas, Bhīma should disguise himself as a brāhmaṇa, go to Jarāsandha and beg a fight from him.
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. asmākamfor us
  2. caand
  3. mahāngreat
  4. arthaḥa gain
  5. hiindeed
  6. etenaby this
  7. evaeven
  8. bhaviṣyatithere will be
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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”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “glorified”

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

When I think of the Lord’s help, do I also remember to glorify Him?

Practice

Offer one sentence of praise to Govinda for His protection of the imprisoned kings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Kings’ Rescue Glorifies GovindaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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