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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.28.25
विकृष्यमाण: प्रसभं यवनेन बलीयसा ।
नाविन्दत्तमसाविष्ट: सखायं सुहृदं पुर: ॥ २५ ॥
vikṛṣyamāṇaḥ prasabhaṁ
yavanena balīyasā
nāvindat tamasāviṣṭaḥ
sakhāyaṁ suhṛdaṁ puraḥ
When King Purañjana was being dragged with great force by the powerful Yavana, out of his gross ignorance he still could not remember his friend and well-wisher, the Supersoul.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer of all benefits, the proprietor of everything and the supreme friend of all living entities. Knowing these three truths brings happiness and satisfaction in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
The Supreme Lord is always beside the living entity as the Supersoul and remains his well-wisher. Yet bad association and attachment to sense gratification make one forget Him.
One cannot protect oneself from the stringent laws of material nature by one's own strength. One must turn toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead and surrender unto Him.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of SB 4.28.25 quotesBG 5.29
In Bhagavad-gītā (5.29) Lord Kṛṣṇa says: A person can be in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness and become happy and satisfied if he knows but three things — namely, that the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer of all benefits, that He is the proprietor of everything, and that He is the supreme friend of all living entities.
The purport of SB 4.28.25 quotesBG 18.61
In actuality, the Supreme Lord is sitting by the side of everyone: īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati.
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
Worldly absorption → Sobering awareness. The mind's identification with material life becomes visible.
Chapters 24–29 of Canto 4: Śiva's song and the allegory of Purañjana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Purañjana’s city falls; he becomes a woman, and a brāhmaṇa recalls the soul’s forgotten spiritual friendship.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.28Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “attachment”, “sense gratification”, “material”
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “friend”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “king”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I feel threatened or troubled, do I remember the Lord as my ever-present well-wisher?
Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa as your supreme friend and ask for His shelter.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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