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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 1 · Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished
1.7.401.7.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.40inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

अथोपेत्य स्वशिबिरं गोविन्दप्रियसारथि: ।

न्यवेदयत्तं प्रियायै शोचन्त्या आत्मजान् हतान् ॥ ४१ ॥

athopetya sva-śibiraṁ

govinda-priya-sārathiḥ

nyavedayat taṁ priyāyai

śocantyā ātma-jān hatān

Translation

After reaching his own camp, Arjuna, along with his dear friend and charioteer [Śrī Kṛṣṇa], entrusted the murderer unto his dear wife, who was lamenting for her murdered sons.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seek the Lord's Company Through Devotion

  1. 1

    Arjuna returned to camp with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, his dear friend and charioteer. Their transcendental relationship is one of dearmost friendship.

  2. 2

    Every living being has an affectionate relationship with the Supreme Lord, as servant, friend, parent or an object of conjugal love.

  3. 3

    Everyone can enjoy the Lord's company in the spiritual realm by sincerely desiring it and practicing bhakti-yoga. Devotional service is the path to that company.

Key points from the purport
  • The transcendental relation of Arjuna with Kṛṣṇa is of the dearmost friendship.
  • In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord Himself has claimed Arjuna as His dearmost friend.
  • Every living being is thus related with the Supreme Lord by some sort of affectionate relation, either as servant or as friend or as parent or as an object of conjugal love.

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

Grief → Trust. Violence and bereavement make Kṛṣṇa's protective presence precious.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 1: Postwar anguish, Kuntī and Bhīṣma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Vyāsadeva compiles Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; Arjuna captures Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛṣṇa addresses the question of his punishment.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athathereafter
  2. upetyahaving reached
  3. svaown
  4. śibiramcamp
  5. govindaone who enlivens the senses (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
  6. priyadear
  7. sārathiḥthe charioteer
  8. nyavedayatentrusted to
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “bhakti-yoga”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “lamenting”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.7

    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 my desire for the Supreme Lord's company more sincere?

Practice

Set aside a few quiet minutes today to express your desire to serve Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todaySeek the Lord's Company Through DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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