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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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 10 · Chapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

10.18.3 10.18.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.18.4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.18.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यत्र निर्झरनिर्ह्रादनिवृत्तस्वनझिल्लिकम् ।

शश्वत्तच्छीकरर्जीषद्रुममण्डलमण्डितम् ॥ ४ ॥

yatra nirjhara-nirhrāda-

nivṛtta-svana-jhillikam

śaśvat tac-chīkararjīṣa-

druma-maṇḍala-maṇḍitam

Translation

In Vṛndāvana, the loud sound of waterfalls covered the crickets’ noise, and clusters of trees constantly moistened by spray from those waterfalls beautified the entire area.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vṛndāvana’s Waterfalls Sustain Springlike Beauty

1
The loud sound of Vṛndāvana’s waterfalls covered the noise of the crickets.
2
Spray from the waterfalls constantly moistened clusters of trees, which beautified the entire area.
3
The purport explains that this description shows how Vṛndāvana displayed the features of spring even during summer.

Key points from the purport

This and the following three verses describe how Vṛndāvana manifested the features of spring, even during the summer season.

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

Chapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While playing happily in Vṛndāvana, Lord Baladeva climbed up on the shoulders of the demon Pralamba and struck his head with His fist, destroying him. Śrī Vṛndāvana, where Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma enacted Their pastimes, was even during the summer decorated with all the qualities of spring.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.18