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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons
10.85.3110.85.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.85.32-33

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Devakīsince 10.85.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

चिरान्मृतसुतादाने गुरुणा किल चोदितौ ।

आनिन्यथु: पितृस्थानाद् गुरवे गुरुदक्षिणाम् ॥ ३२ ॥

तथा मे कुरुतं कामं युवां योगेश्वरेश्वरौ ।

भोजराजहतान् पुत्रान् कामये द्रष्टुमाहृतान् ॥ ३३ ॥

cirān mṛta-sutādāne

guruṇā kila coditau

āninyathuḥ pitṛ-sthānād

gurave guru-dakṣiṇām

tathā me kurutaṁ kāmaṁ

yuvāṁ yogeśvareśvarau

bhoja-rāja-hatān putrān

kāmaye draṣṭum āhṛtān

Translation

It is said that when Your spiritual master ordered You to retrieve his long-dead son, You brought him back from the forefathers’ abode as a token of remuneration for Your guru’s mercy. Please fulfill my desire in the same way, O supreme masters of all yoga masters. Please bring back my sons who were killed by the King of Bhoja, so that I may see them once again.

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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.

Appealing to the Lords with Trust

  1. 1

    Their mother recalls how the Lords brought back Their spiritual master’s long-dead son as a token of gratitude for his mercy.

  2. 2

    She addresses Them as the supreme masters of all yoga masters and asks Them to fulfill her desire.

  3. 3

    Her request is personal and heartfelt: she wishes to see once again her sons who were killed by the King of Bhoja.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Please bring back my sons who were killed by Kaṁsa so I may see them once again.” Entreated in this way by Their mother, the two Lords went to the subterranean planet of Sutala, where They approached Bali Mahārāja.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.85
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. cirātfor a long time
  2. mṛtadead
  3. sutathe son
  4. ādāneto return
  5. guruṇāby Your spiritual master
  6. kilait has been heard
  7. coditauordered
  8. āninyathuḥYou brought him
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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 10.85

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.85

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.85

    In this verse: “mother”

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 express my heartfelt desires to the Lord with respect and trust?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer expressing one heartfelt desire while acknowledging the Lord’s supreme power.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAppealing to the Lords with TrustThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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