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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 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
10.89.5910.89.62

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.89.60-61

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Mahā-Viṣṇusince 10.89.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्यादिष्टौ भगवता तौ कृष्णौ परमेष्ठिना ।

ॐ इत्यानम्य भूमानमादाय द्विजदारकान् ॥ ६० ॥

न्यवर्तेतां स्वकं धाम सम्प्रहृष्टौ यथागतम् ।

विप्राय ददतु: पुत्रान् यथारूपं यथावय: ॥ ६१ ॥

ity ādiṣṭau bhagavatā

tau kṛṣṇau parame-ṣṭhinā

om ity ānamya bhūmānam

ādāya dvija-dārakān

nyavartetāṁ svakaṁ dhāma

samprahṛṣṭau yathā-gatam

viprāya dadatuḥ putrān

yathā-rūpaṁ yathā-vayaḥ

Translation

Thus instructed by the Supreme Lord of the topmost planet, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna assented by chanting om, and then they bowed down to almighty Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu. Taking the brāhmaṇa’s sons with them, they returned with great delight to Dvārakā by the same path along which they had come. There they presented the brāhmaṇa with his sons, who were in the same infant bodies in which they had been lost.

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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.

The Brāhmaṇa’s Sons Are Returned

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna accepted Mahā-Viṣṇu’s instructions by chanting om. They then bowed down to Him.

  2. 2

    Taking the brāhmaṇa’s sons with them, they returned with great delight to Dvārakā. They followed the same path by which they had come.

  3. 3

    They presented the sons to the brāhmaṇa. Each child remained in the same infant body in which he had been lost.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna then took the brāhmaṇa’s sons, went back to Dvārakā and returned the infants to their father. Having directly experienced the greatness of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna was amazed.
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. itiwith these words
  2. ādiṣṭauinstructed
  3. bhagavatāby the Personality of Godhead
  4. tauthey
  5. kṛṣṇauthe two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)
  6. parame-ṣṭhināby the Lord of the supreme kingdom
  7. om itichanting om to signify their agreement
  8. ānamyabowing down
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “infant”, “child”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “chanting”

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 part of this joyful return most deepens my appreciation of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Pause for a moment to remember Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna joyfully returning the children to their father.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Brāhmaṇa’s Sons Are ReturnedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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