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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
1.7.491.7.51

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.50

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.49inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

नकुल: सहदेवश्च युयुधानो धनञ्जय: ।

भगवान् देवकीपुत्रो ये चान्ये याश्च योषित: ॥ ५० ॥

nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca

yuyudhāno dhanañjayaḥ

bhagavān devakī-putro

ye cānye yāś ca yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Nakula and Sahadeva [the younger brothers of the King] and also Sātyaki, Arjuna, the Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Kṛṣṇa, son of Devakī, and the ladies and others all unanimously agreed with the King.

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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.

Agreement with the King

  1. 1

    Nakula and Sahadeva, the King’s younger brothers, agreed with him.

  2. 2

    Sātyaki and Arjuna also agreed, as did Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and son of Devakī.

  3. 3

    The ladies and the others joined in this agreement. The verse describes their shared support for the King.

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. nakulaḥNakula
  2. sahadevaḥSahadeva
  3. caand
  4. yuyudhānaḥSātyaki
  5. dhanañjayaḥArjuna
  6. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  7. devakī-putraḥthe son of Devakī, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  8. yethose
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “king”, “king’s”

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

Am I willing to voice support when a decision deserves agreement?

Practice

Express clear support for one compassionate decision you encounter today.

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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 todayAgreement with the KingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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