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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories
10.90.4410.90.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.90.45

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.90.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तेषां प्रमाणं भगवान् प्रभुत्वेनाभवद्धरि: ।

ये चानुवर्तिनस्तस्य ववृधु: सर्वयादवा: ॥ ४५ ॥

teṣāṁ pramāṇaṁ bhagavān

prabhutvenābhavad dhariḥ

ye cānuvartinas tasya

vavṛdhuḥ sarva-yādavāḥ

Translation

Because Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Yādavas accepted Him as their ultimate authority. And among them, all those who were His intimate associates especially flourished.

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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 as the Ultimate Authority

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    For this reason, the Yādavas accepted Him as their ultimate authority.

  3. 3

    Among the Yādavas, all who were His intimate associates especially flourished.

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 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

All of the Yadus recognized Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and had unflinching faith in Him. While resting, eating, walking and so on, which they often did in His company, they would forget their own bodies in their transcendental happiness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.90
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. teṣāmfor them
  2. pramāṇamauthority
  3. bhagavānLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. prabhutvenaon account of His being the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. abhavatwas
  6. hariḥLord Hari
  7. yethey who
  8. caand
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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

What would it mean for me to accept Kṛṣṇa as my ultimate authority?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to accept Kṛṣṇa’s authority and serve Him.

Live this todayAccept Kṛṣṇa as the Ultimate AuthorityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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