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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 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
10.72.410.72.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.5

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 10.72.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तद् देवदेव भवतश्चरणारविन्द-

सेवानुभावमिह पश्यतु लोक एष: ।

ये त्वां भजन्ति न भजन्त्युत वोभयेषां

निष्ठां प्रदर्शय विभो कुरुसृञ्जयानाम् ॥ ५ ॥

tad deva-deva bhavataś caraṇāravinda-

sevānubhāvam iha paśyatu loka eṣaḥ

ye tvāṁ bhajanti na bhajanty uta vobhayeṣāṁ

niṣṭhāṁ pradarśaya vibho kuru-sṛñjayānām

Translation

Therefore, O Lord of lords, let the people of this world see the power of devotional service rendered to Your lotus feet. Please show them, O almighty one, the position of those Kurus and Sṛñjayas who worship You, and the position of those who do not.

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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.

Show the Power of Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Yudhiṣṭhira asked Kṛṣṇa to show the world the results of worshiping Him and of not worshiping Him. This reveals the heart of a preacher.

  2. 2

    Understanding this difference helps people recognize Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone’s ultimate self-interest lies in surrendering to Him.

  3. 3

    As a pure devotee, Yudhiṣṭhira carried out his royal duties to establish Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy. This was his actual motivation.

Key points from the purport
  • The great devotee Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja implores Lord Kṛṣṇa to demonstrate plainly the result of worshiping Him and the result of not worshiping Him.
  • If the people of the world could understand this, they could begin to recognize that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that everyone’s ultimate self-interest lies in surrendering to Him.
  • As confirmed by great authorities, Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja is a pure devotee of the Lord, and thus his actual motivation in discharging his duties as a king was to establish the supremacy of Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this sacrifice people uninterested in Your devotional service will be able to see firsthand the superiority of Your devotees and the inferiority of nondevotees. They will also be able to see Your lotus feet.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.72
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tattherefore
  2. deva-devaO Lord of lords
  3. bhavataḥYour
  4. caraṇa-aravindato the lotus feet
  5. sevāof service
  6. anubhāvamthe power
  7. ihain this world
  8. paśyatumay they see
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “worship”, “devotee”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “duties”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “surrendering”

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 my daily duties help others appreciate devotional service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer that people may recognize Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy and the value of serving Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayShow the Power of Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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