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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
10.89.43-4410.89.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.45

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.89.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दर्शये द्विजसूनूंस्ते मावज्ञात्मानमात्मना ।

ये ते न: कीर्तिं विमलां मनुष्या: स्थापयिष्यन्ति ॥ ४५ ॥

darśaye dvija-sūnūṁs te

māvajñātmānam ātmanā

ye te naḥ kīrtiṁ vimalāṁ

manuṣyāḥ sthāpayiṣyanti

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] I will show you the brāhmaṇa’s sons, so please don’t despise yourself like this. These same men who now criticize us will soon establish our spotless fame.

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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.

Accept Kṛṣṇa’s Reassurance

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa promised Arjuna that He would show him the brāhmaṇa’s sons.

  2. 2

    He asked Arjuna not to despise himself.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa said that the very men criticizing them would soon establish their spotless fame.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

But just as he was about to do so, Lord Kṛṣṇa stopped him and said, “I will show you the brāhmaṇa’s sons, so please don’t despise yourself like this.” Lord Kṛṣṇa then took Arjuna onto His transcendental chariot, and the two of them crossed over the seven universal islands with their seven oceans, passed over the Lokāloka mountain range and entered the region of dense darkness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.89
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. darśayeI will show
  2. dvijaof the brāhmaṇa
  3. sūnūnthe sons
  4. teto you
  5. māplease do not
  6. avajñabelittle
  7. ātmānamyourself
  8. ātmanāby your mind
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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

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

Can I give more attention to Kṛṣṇa’s reassuring words than to self-condemnation?

Practice

Read Kṛṣṇa’s words, “please don’t despise yourself like this,” slowly when reflecting on a mistake today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAccept Kṛṣṇa’s ReassuranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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