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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
1.7.561.7.58

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.57

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.55inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

वपनं द्रविणादानं स्थानान्निर्यापणं तथा ।

एष हि ब्रह्मबन्धूनां वधो नान्योऽस्ति दैहिक: ॥ ५७ ॥

vapanaṁ draviṇādānaṁ

sthānān niryāpaṇaṁ tathā

eṣa hi brahma-bandhūnāṁ

vadho nānyo ’sti daihikaḥ

Translation

Cutting the hair from his head, depriving him of his wealth and driving him from his residence are the prescribed punishments for the relative of a brāhmaṇa. There is no injunction for killing the body.

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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.

Punishment Within Prescribed Limits

  1. 1

    Cutting the hair from the head is a prescribed punishment for the relative of a brāhmaṇa.

  2. 2

    Depriving him of wealth and driving him from his residence are also prescribed punishments.

  3. 3

    The verse states that there is no injunction for killing his body. The prescribed punishment therefore has a clear limit.

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. vapanamcleaving the hairs from the head
  2. draviṇawealth
  3. adānamforfeiting
  4. sthānātfrom the residence
  5. niryāpaṇamdriving away
  6. tathāalso
  7. eṣaḥall these
  8. hicertainly
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “wealth”

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

When responding to wrongdoing, do I respect limits rather than let anger decide the punishment?

Practice

Before correcting someone today, pause to make sure your response does not go beyond what is appropriate.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPunishment Within Prescribed LimitsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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