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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.4710.74.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.48

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.74.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

साधयित्वा क्रतु: राज्ञ: कृष्णो योगेश्वरेश्वर: ।

उवास कतिचिन्मासान् सुहृद्भ‍िरभियाचित: ॥ ४८ ॥

sādhayitvā kratuḥ rājñaḥ

kṛṣṇo yogeśvareśvaraḥ

uvāsa katicin māsān

suhṛdbhir abhiyācitaḥ

Translation

Thus Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of all masters of mystic yoga, saw to the successful execution of this great sacrifice on behalf of King Yudhiṣṭhira. Afterwards, the Lord stayed with His intimate friends for a few months at their earnest request.

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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.

Pure Love Moves the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the master of all masters of mystic yoga, including Lord Śiva.

  2. 2

    Yet He was controlled by King Yudhiṣṭhira’s pure love and personally ensured the successful completion of the King’s sacrifice.

  3. 3

    At His dear friends’ earnest request, the Lord agreed to stay in Indraprastha for a few more months. His supreme mastery did not prevent His loving closeness with them.

Key points from the purport
  • Although Lord Kṛṣṇa is the master of all masters of yoga, such as Lord Śiva, still He was controlled by King Yudhiṣṭhira’s pure love.
  • Thus the Lord personally saw to the successful completion of the King’s sacrificial performance.
  • And after that He agreed to stay with His dear friends in Indraprastha for a few more months.

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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice having now been completed, Lord Kṛṣṇa took His leave from the King and set off for Dvārakā in the company of His wives and ministers. Duryodhana could not bear to see this abundant manifestation of King Yudhiṣṭhira’s prosperity, but apart from him, everyone happily praised the glories of the Rājasūya sacrifice and of the Lord of all sacrifices, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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. sādhayitvāaccomplishing
  2. kratuḥthe soma sacrifice
  3. rājñaḥof the King
  4. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. yoga-īśvaraof the masters of mystic power
  6. īśvaraḥthe supreme master
  7. uvāsaresided
  8. katicitsome
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “friends”, “friends’”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “king”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “love”

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 I make loving service, rather than a desire for power, the center of my relationship with Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today with a simple prayer for pure love.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPure Love Moves the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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