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Canto 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

इत्यन्तरेणार्जुनयो: कृष्णस्तु यमयोर्ययौ ।

आत्मनिर्वेशमात्रेण तिर्यग्गतमुलूखलम् ॥ २६ ॥

ity antareṇārjunayoḥ

kṛṣṇas tu yamayor yayau

ātma-nirveśa-mātreṇa

tiryag-gatam ulūkhalam

Translation

Having thus spoken, Kṛṣṇa soon entered between the two arjuna trees, and thus the big mortar to which He was bound turned crosswise and stuck between them.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Enters Between the Trees

  1. 1

    Having spoken, Kṛṣṇa soon entered between the two arjuna trees.

  2. 2

    He was bound to a big mortar, which followed Him between the trees.

  3. 3

    The mortar turned crosswise and became stuck between them.

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