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Canto 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
10.10.20-2210.10.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.23

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा स देवर्षिर्गतो नारायणाश्रमम् ।

नलकूवरमणिग्रीवावासतुर्यमलार्जुनौ ॥ २३ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evam uktvā sa devarṣir

gato nārāyaṇāśramam

nalakūvara-maṇigrīvāv

āsatur yamalārjunau

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Having thus spoken, the great saint Devarṣi Nārada returned to his āśrama, known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama, and Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva became twin arjuna trees.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Brothers Become Twin Arjuna Trees

  1. 1

    After speaking, Devarṣi Nārada returned to his āśrama, known as Nārāyaṇa-āśrama.

  2. 2

    Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva became twin arjuna trees, as Śukadeva Gosvāmī relates.

  3. 3

    The purport notes that arjuna bark is used to prepare medicine for heart trouble. It also states that the trees are disturbed when their bark is removed.

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