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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.22

Who is speaking and story frame

फलानि तत्र भूरीणि पतन्ति पतितानि च ।

सन्ति किन्त्ववरुद्धानि धेनुकेन दुरात्मना ॥ २२ ॥

phalāni tatra bhūrīṇi

patanti patitāni ca

santi kintv avaruddhāni

dhenukena durātmanā

Translation

In that Tālavana forest many fruits are falling from the trees, and many are already lying on the ground. But all the fruits are being guarded by the evil Dhenuka.

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From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dhenuka Unjustly Withholds the Forest’s Fruits

  1. 1

    Many fruits were falling from Tālavana’s trees, and many already lay on the ground.

  2. 2

    The evil Dhenuka guarded the delicious ripe palm fruits and would not allow anyone to eat them.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa’s young friends protested this unjust seizure of the right to enjoy the fruits of a public forest.

Key points from the purport
  • The demon Dhenuka would not allow anyone to eat the delicious ripe palm fruits of the Tālavana, and Kṛṣṇa’s young boyfriends protested this unjust usurpation of the right to enjoy the fruits of a public forest.

The purport'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

Peril and pride → Friendship and humility. Divinity is revealed amid intimate childhood play.

Chapters 12–19 of Canto 10: Childhood dangers and Brahmā's amazement. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Arriving at the Tālavana, Lord Balarāma shook many fruits out of the palm trees, and as soon as He did so the jackass demon, Dhenuka, ran swiftly to attack Him. But Balarāma grabbed his hind legs with one hand, whirled him around and threw him into the top of a tree, thus slaying him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. phalānithe fruits
  2. tatrathere
  3. bhūrīṇivery many
  4. patantiare falling
  5. patitānihave already fallen
  6. caand
  7. santithey are
  8. kintuhowever
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “guarded”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “friends”

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

Are you keeping others from fairly using something meant to be shared?

Practice

Make room for someone else to use a shared resource today rather than keeping it for yourself.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDhenuka Unjustly Withholds the Forest’s FruitsThis 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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