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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.1810.74.20-21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.19

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sahadevasince 10.74.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अर्हति ह्यच्युत: श्रैष्ठ्यं भगवान् सात्वतां पति: ।

एष वै देवता: सर्वा देशकालधनादय: ॥ १९ ॥

arhati hy acyutaḥ śraiṣṭhyaṁ

bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

eṣa vai devatāḥ sarvā

deśa-kāla-dhanādayaḥ

Translation

[Sahadeva said:] Certainly it is Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and chief of the Yādavas, who deserves the highest position. In truth, He Himself comprises all the demigods worshiped in sacrifice, along with such aspects of the worship as the sacred place, the time and the paraphernalia.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Deserves the Highest Honor

  1. 1

    Sahadeva declared that Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and chief of the Yādavas, deserves the highest position.

  2. 2

    He Himself comprises all the demigods worshiped in sacrifice.

  3. 3

    The sacred place, time and paraphernalia of worship are also included in Him.

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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sahadeva spoke up: “Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, is indeed the most exalted person, for He Himself comprises all the deities worshiped by Vedic sacrifice. In His role as the Supersoul in the heart, He arranges for everyone in the universe to engage in his particular kind of work, and by His mercy alone human beings can perform various kinds of pious activities and receive the resultant benefits.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.74
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. arhatideserves
  2. hiindeed
  3. acyutaḥinfallible Kṛṣṇa
  4. śraiṣṭhyamthe supreme position
  5. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  6. sātvatāmof the Yādavas
  7. patiḥthe chief
  8. eṣaḥHe
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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

Do I give Kṛṣṇa the highest place in my worship?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa a brief prayer acknowledging Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Deserves the Highest HonorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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