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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 12 · Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa
12.11.2412.11.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.11.25

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.11.4inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णसख वृष्ण्यृषभावनिध्रुग्

राजन्यवंशदहनानपवर्गवीर्य ।

गोविन्द गोपवनिताव्रजभृत्यगीत-

तीर्थश्रव: श्रवणमङ्गल पाहि भृत्यान् ॥ २५ ॥

śrī-kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa-sakha vṛṣṇy-ṛṣabhāvani-dhrug-

rājanya-vaṁśa-dahanānapavarga-vīrya

govinda gopa-vanitā-vraja-bhṛtya-gīta

tīrtha-śravaḥ śravaṇa-maṅgala pāhi bhṛtyān

Translation

O Kṛṣṇa, O friend of Arjuna, O chief among the descendants of Vṛṣṇi, You are the destroyer of those political parties that are disturbing elements on this earth. Your prowess never deteriorates. You are the proprietor of the transcendental abode, and Your most sacred glories, which are sung by Vṛndāvana’s cowherd men and women and their servants, bestow all auspiciousness just by being heard. O Lord, please protect Your devotees.

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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.

Hear Kṛṣṇa’s Glories and Seek His Protection

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is addressed as Arjuna’s friend and the chief among the descendants of Vṛṣṇi. He destroys political parties that disturb the earth.

  2. 2

    His prowess never deteriorates, and He is the proprietor of the transcendental abode.

  3. 3

    His sacred glories, sung by Vṛndāvana’s cowherd men and women and their servants, bestow all auspiciousness simply by being heard. The prayer asks Him to protect His devotees.

How it feels

Wonder → Benediction and peace. The work closes by exalting hearing and remembering the Lord.

Chapters 11–13 of Canto 12: The Mahāpuruṣa and the glories of Bhāgavatam. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śaunaka shows further interest in learning about the expansion of Lord Hari in the form of the sun-god, Sūta replies that Lord Śrī Hari — the indwelling controller of the universe and its original creator — manifests Himself in the form of the demigod of the sun. Sages describe this sun-god in many features according to his different material designations.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-kṛṣṇaO Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  2. kṛṣṇa-sakhaO friend of Arjuna
  3. vṛṣṇiof the descendants of Vṛṣṇi
  4. ṛṣabhaO chief
  5. avanion the earth
  6. dhrukrebellious
  7. rājanya-vaṁśaof the dynasties of kings
  8. dahanaO annihilator
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 12.11

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 12.11

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 12.11

    In this verse: “friend”

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 make room today to hear Kṛṣṇa’s sacred glories?

Practice

Read this prayer aloud and listen attentively, ending with its request: “O Lord, please protect Your devotees.”

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear Kṛṣṇa’s Glories and Seek His ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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