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  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
10.90.4710.90.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.90.48

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.90.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जयति जननिवासो देवकीजन्मवादो

यदुवरपरिषत्स्वैर्दोर्भिरस्यन्नधर्मम् ।

स्थिरचरवृजिनघ्न: सुस्मितश्रीमुखेन

व्रजपुरवनितानां वर्धयन् कामदेवम् ॥ ४८ ॥

jayati jana-nivāso devakī-janma-vādo

yadu-vara-pariṣat svair dorbhir asyann adharmam

sthira-cara-vṛjina-ghnaḥ su-smita-śrī-mukhena

vraja-pura-vanitānāṁ vardhayan kāma-devam

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is He who is known as jana-nivāsa, the ultimate resort of all living entities, and who is also known as Devakīnandana or Yaśodā-nandana, the son of Devakī and Yaśodā. He is the guide of the Yadu dynasty, and with His mighty arms He kills everything inauspicious, as well as every man who is impious. By His presence He destroys all things inauspicious for all living entities, moving and inert. His blissful smiling face always increases the lusty desires of the gopīs of Vṛndāvana. May He be all glorious and happy!

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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 Remains Present for His Devotees

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is eternally present in His holy abode, His name and the recitation of His glories. This assurance consoles those who lament that His intimate pastimes are no longer manifest before them.

  2. 2

    Although known as the son of Devakī, Kṛṣṇa is the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, present in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā. His presence in all hearts does not remove His separate personal existence.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa descended especially to give pleasure to His pure devotees, and He personally killed demons to grant them salvation. By protecting His devotees, He established the real religious principle—love of God—and delivered even plants and animals who saw and served Him.

Key points from the purport
  • The devotees understand that actually Kṛṣṇa was the son of mother Yaśodā.
  • Therefore Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes Lord Kṛṣṇa as devakī-janma-vāda.
  • Śukadeva Gosvāmī glorifies Lord Kṛṣṇa for His enchanting smile, by which He enchanted not only the gopīs of Vṛndāvana but also the queens at 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.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 10.90.48 quotesCC Madhya 13.79

The translation and word meanings for this verse are taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s English rendering of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 13.79).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

To subdue them, the Lord ordered the demigods to descend into the Yadu dynasty, which then expanded into 101 clans. All of the Yadus recognized Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and had unflinching faith in Him.
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. jayatieternally lives gloriously
  2. jana-nivāsaḥHe who lives among human beings like the members of the Yadu dynasty and is the ultimate resort of all living entities
  3. devakī-janma-vādaḥknown as the son of Devakī (No one can actually become the father or mother of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore devakī-janma-vada means that He is known as the son of Devakī. Similarly, He is also known as the son of mother Yaśodā, Vasudeva and Nanda Mahārāja.)
  4. yadu-vara-pariṣatserved by the members of the Yadu dynasty or the cowherd men of Vṛndāvana (all of whom are constant associates of the Supreme Lord and are the Lord’s eternal servants)
  5. svaiḥ dorbhiḥby His own arms, or by His devotees like Arjuna who are just like His own arms
  6. asyankilling
  7. adharmamdemons or the impious
  8. sthira-cara-vṛjina-ghnaḥthe destroyer of all the ill fortune of all living entities, moving and not moving
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.90

    In this verse: “lusty”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.90

    In this verse: “yaśodā-nandana”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.90

    In this verse: “devotees”

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 remembering Kṛṣṇa’s continuing presence make my devotional service more personal?

Practice

Read this verse aloud as an act of devotional service, remembering that Kṛṣṇa is present in the recitation of His glories.

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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 10.90's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Remains Present for His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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