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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 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva
10.77.810.77.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.77.9

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.77.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

वीक्ष्य तत् कदनं स्वानां निरूप्य पुररक्षणम् ।

सौभं च शाल्वराजं च दारुकं प्राह केशव: ॥ ९ ॥

vīkṣya tat kadanaṁ svānāṁ

nirūpya pura-rakṣaṇam

saubhaṁ ca śālva-rājaṁ ca

dārukaṁ prāha keśavaḥ

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] After He arrived at Dvārakā and saw how His people were threatened with destruction, and also saw Śālva and his Saubha airship, Lord Keśava arranged for the city’s defense and then addressed Dāruka as follows.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Arranges Protection for His People

  1. 1

    Arriving at Dvārakā, Lord Keśava saw His people threatened with destruction, along with Śālva and the Saubha airship. He arranged the city’s defense before addressing Dāruka.

  2. 2

    Lord Kṛṣṇa placed Śrī Balarāma in a strategic position to guard the city. He also appointed a special guard for Śrī Rukmiṇī and the other queens.

  3. 3

    According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, special soldiers conveyed the queens by a secret route to safety inside Dvārakā.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa placed Śrī Balarāma in a strategic position to guard the city, and He also appointed a special guard for Śrī Rukmiṇī and the other queens inside the palaces.
  • According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, by a secret route special soldiers conveyed the queens to safety inside Dvārakā.

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 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā, He found it under siege. At once He ordered Dāruka to drive Him onto the battlefield.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.77
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vīkṣyaseeing
  2. tatthat
  3. kadanamdestruction
  4. svānāmof His own men
  5. nirūpyaarranging
  6. puraof the city
  7. rakṣaṇamfor protection
  8. saubhamthe vehicle Saubha
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.77

    In this verse: “safety”, “guard”

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

Which detail of Kṛṣṇa’s arrangements helps you appreciate His care for His people?

Practice

Recall one specific protective arrangement made by Kṛṣṇa as you reflect on Him today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.77's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Arranges Protection for His PeopleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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