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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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
10.73.2310.73.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.73.24

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.73.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इत्यादिश्य नृपान् कृष्णो भगवान् भुवनेश्वर: ।

तेषां न्ययुङ्क्त पुरुषान् स्‍त्रियो मज्जनकर्मणि ॥ २४ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ity ādiśya nṛpān kṛṣṇo

bhagavān bhuvaneśvaraḥ

teṣāṁ nyayuṅkta puruṣān

striyo majjana-karmaṇi

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus instructed the kings, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme master of all the worlds, engaged male and female servants in bathing and grooming them.

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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 Supreme Master Cares for the Kings

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is the supreme master of all the worlds.

  2. 2

    After instructing the kings, He arranged for their bathing and grooming.

  3. 3

    He engaged male and female servants in this work, attending to the kings’ bodily care as well as giving them instruction.

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 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He instructed them, “Worship Me by performing Vedic sacrifices, and protect your subjects in accordance with the principles of religion. Fixing your minds on Me, beget progeny, and remain always equipoised in happiness and distress.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.73
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itithus
  3. ādiśyaordering
  4. nṛpānthe kings
  5. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  6. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  7. bhuvanaof all the worlds
  8. īśvaraḥthe master
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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 10.73

    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

What do Kṛṣṇa’s arrangements for the kings help you appreciate about His care?

Practice

Offer someone one small, practical help with their daily care.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Master Cares for the KingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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