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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

1.7.57 1.8.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.58

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

पुत्रशोकातुरा: सर्वे पाण्डवा: सह कृष्णया ।

स्वानां मृतानां यत्कृत्यं चक्रुर्निर्हरणादिकम् ॥ ५८ ॥

putra-śokāturāḥ sarve

pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā

svānāṁ mṛtānāṁ yat kṛtyaṁ

cakrur nirharaṇādikam

Translation

Thereafter, the sons of Pāṇḍu, and Draupadī, overwhelmed with grief, performed the proper rituals for the dead bodies of their relatives.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Fulfilling Duties Amid Grief

1
The sons of Pāṇḍu and Draupadī were overwhelmed with grief at the loss of their relatives.
2
Even in their sorrow, they performed the proper rituals for their relatives’ dead bodies. Their grief did not prevent them from doing what ought to be done.
3
The sons of Pāṇḍu and Draupadī took part together. The verse shows them sharing both bereavement and responsibility.

Key points from the purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Son of Droṇa Punished.”

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

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

putrason
śokabereavement
āturāḥoverwhelmed with
sarveall of them
pāṇḍavāḥthe sons of Pāṇḍu
sahaalong with
kṛṣṇayāwith Draupadī
svānāmof the kinsmen

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

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When sorrow makes a responsibility difficult, who could help me carry it out?

Practice

Today, help a relative with one small, needed task, even if you are finding the day emotionally difficult.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFulfilling Duties Amid GriefThis 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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