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  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 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
9.11.289.11.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.29

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.11.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तमुपेयुस्तत्र तत्र पौरा अर्हणपाणय: ।

आशिषो युयुजुर्देव पाहीमां प्राक्त्वयोद्‍धृताम् ॥ २९ ॥

tam upeyus tatra tatra

paurā arhaṇa-pāṇayaḥ

āśiṣo yuyujur deva

pāhīmāṁ prāk tvayoddhṛtām

Translation

Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, the people approached Him with paraphernalia of worship and begged the Lord’s blessings. “O Lord,” they said, “as You rescued the earth from the bottom of the sea in Your incarnation as a boar, may You now maintain it. Thus we beg Your blessings.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Worship the Lord and Seek His Protection

  1. 1

    Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, the people approached Him carrying articles for worship.

  2. 2

    They remembered that He had rescued the earth from the bottom of the sea in His incarnation as a boar.

  3. 3

    They asked Him to maintain the earth and begged His blessings. Their prayer acknowledged His power to rescue and protect.

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 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Meanwhile, Sītādevī placed her two sons in the care of Vālmīki Muni and then entered into the earth. Upon hearing of this, Lord Rāmacandra was very much aggrieved, and thus He performed sacrifices for thirteen thousand years.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamunto Him, Lord Rāmacandra
  2. upeyuḥapproached
  3. tatra tatrawherever He visited
  4. paurāḥthe inhabitants of the neighborhood
  5. arhaṇa-pāṇayaḥcarrying paraphernalia to worship the Lord
  6. āśiṣaḥblessings from the Lord
  7. yuyujuḥcame down
  8. devaO my Lord
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “rescued”, “protect”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “blessings”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do my prayers include concern for the earth’s maintenance, as these citizens’ prayers did?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Lord Rāmacandra, asking Him to maintain and protect the earth.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship the Lord and Seek His ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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