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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 1 · Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished
1.7.441.7.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.42inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

स एष भगवान्द्रोण: प्रजारूपेण वर्तते ।

तस्यात्मनोऽर्धं पत्‍न्‍यास्ते नान्वगाद्वीरसू: कृपी ॥ ४५ ॥

sa eṣa bhagavān droṇaḥ

prajā-rūpeṇa vartate

tasyātmano ’rdhaṁ patny āste

nānvagād vīrasūḥ kṛpī

Translation

He [Droṇācārya] is certainly still existing, being represented by his son. His wife Kṛpī did not undergo a satī with him because she had a son.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Consider the Family Bonds Behind a Life

  1. 1

    Draupadī argued that Droṇācārya continued to be represented by his son Aśvatthāmā.

  2. 2

    Kṛpī, Droṇācārya's wife, remained alive with her son. The purport describes him as the representative of her husband.

  3. 3

    From Draupadī's viewpoint, killing Aśvatthāmā would be like killing Droṇācārya. This was her argument against his execution.

Key points from the purport
  • The wife of Droṇācārya, Kṛpī, is the sister of Kṛpācārya.
  • But in the case of the wife of Droṇācārya, she did not undergo such a trial because she had her son, the representative of her husband.
  • So in either case Aśvatthāmā was the representative of Droṇācārya, and therefore killing Aśvatthāmā would be like killing Droṇācārya.

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. saḥhe
  2. eṣaḥcertainly
  3. bhagavānlord
  4. droṇaḥDroṇācārya
  5. prajā-rūpeṇain the form of his son Aśvatthāmā
  6. vartateis existing
  7. tasyahis
  8. ātmanaḥof the body
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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

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 remembering someone's family relationships deepen my consideration for others?

Practice

Before making one decision affecting another person today, consider how it may also affect their family.

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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 todayConsider the Family Bonds Behind a LifeThis 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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