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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 9 · Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra
9.10.529.10.54

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.53

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.10.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नाधिव्याधिजराग्लानिदु:खशोकभयक्लमा: ।

मृत्युश्चानिच्छतां नासीद् रामे राजन्यधोक्षजे ॥ ५३ ॥

nādhi-vyādhi-jarā-glāni-

duḥkha-śoka-bhaya-klamāḥ

mṛtyuś cānicchatāṁ nāsīd

rāme rājany adhokṣaje

Translation

When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Is Present in His Name

  1. 1

    When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, ruled the world, bodily and mental suffering were absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it.

  2. 2

    These benefits existed because the Lord was present as king. In Kali-yuga, Kṛṣṇa descends in the form of His holy name—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma.

  3. 3

    If we chant offenselessly, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are still present. The purport teaches that spreading the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement can introduce conditions similar to the beneficial kingdom of Rāma.

Key points from the purport
  • All these facilities existed because of Lord Rāmacandra’s presence as the king of the entire world.
  • A similar situation could be introduced immediately, even in this age called Kali, the worst of all ages.
  • The kingdom of Rāma was immensely popular and beneficial, and the spreading of this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement can immediately introduce a similar situation, even in this Kali-yuga.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Exile and separation → Loyalty and reunion. Duty, loss and sacrifice shape the dramatic center of this canto.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 9: The pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Lord Rāmacandra, accompanied by Lord Lakṣmaṇa and mother Sītādevī, met all His relatives, the great sage Vasiṣṭha enthroned Him as King. The chapter ends with a short description of Lord Rāmacandra’s rule in Ayodhyā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanot
  2. ādhiadhyātmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika sufferings (that is, sufferings from the body and mind, from other living entities and from nature)
  3. vyādhidiseases
  4. jarāold age
  5. glānibereavement
  6. duḥkhagrief
  7. śokalamentation
  8. bhayafear
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “suffering”, “distress”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “fear”, “death”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “king”, “kingdom”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How would remembering the Lord’s presence in His name change my chanting?

Practice

Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma today with care and reverence, remembering the Lord’s presence in His holy name.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Is Present in His NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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