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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 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
10.73.810.73.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.73.9

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The kingssince 10.73.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नैनं नाथानुसूयामो मागधं मधुसूदन ।

अनुग्रहो यद् भवतो राज्ञां राज्यच्युतिर्विभो ॥ ९ ॥

nainaṁ nāthānusūyāmo

māgadhaṁ madhusūdana

anugraho yad bhavato

rājñāṁ rājya-cyutir vibho

Translation

O master, Madhusūdana, we do not blame this King of Magadha, since it is actually by Your mercy that kings fall from their royal position, O almighty Lord.

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.

Purified Hearts Let Go of Bitterness

  1. 1

    Upon seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa, the kings became purified of their sins. They felt no mundane hatred or bitterness toward Jarāsandha, who had imprisoned them.

  2. 2

    They did not blame the King of Magadha. Instead, they recognized their fall from royal position as the almighty Lord’s mercy.

  3. 3

    Simply by seeing Kṛṣṇa, the kings came to the position of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Their words expressed deep spiritual wisdom.

Key points from the purport
  • It is significant that upon seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa and thus becoming purified of their sins, the kings did not feel any mundane hatred or bitterness toward Jarāsandha, who had imprisoned them.
  • Simply by seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa, the kings came to the position of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and spoke these verses, which show deep spiritual wisdom.

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 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter relates how Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, after freeing the kings imprisoned by Jarāsandha, mercifully gave them His audience and bestowed royal gifts upon them. When Lord Kṛṣṇa freed the 20,800 kings Jarāsandha had imprisoned, they immediately fell to the ground to pay Him obeisances.
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. nanot
  2. enamwith this
  3. nāthaO master
  4. anusūyāmaḥdo we find fault
  5. māgadhamthe King of Magadha
  6. madhusūdanaO Kṛṣṇa
  7. anugrahaḥmercy
  8. yatsince
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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: “king”, “kings”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “purified”, “sins”

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 does the kings’ response challenge your own tendency toward bitterness?

Practice

Notice one bitter thought today and pause to remember Kṛṣṇa rather than dwell on blame.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurified Hearts Let Go of BitternessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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