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How to study this verse, in six steps

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 10 · Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon

10.36.12 10.36.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.36.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.36.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तमापतन्तं स निगृह्य श‍ृङ्गयो:

पदा समाक्रम्य निपात्य भूतले ।

निष्पीडयामास यथार्द्रमम्बरं

कृत्वा विषाणेन जघान सोऽपतत् ॥ १३ ॥

tam āpatantaṁ sa nigṛhya śṛṅgayoḥ

padā samākramya nipātya bhū-tale

niṣpīḍayām āsa yathārdram ambaraṁ

kṛtvā viṣāṇena jaghāna so ’patat

Translation

As Ariṣṭa attacked, Lord Kṛṣṇa seized him by the horns and knocked him to the ground with His foot. The Lord then thrashed him as if he were a wet cloth, and finally He yanked out one of the demon’s horns and struck him with it until he lay prostrate.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Kṛṣṇa Overpowers Ariṣṭa

1
As Ariṣṭa attacked, Lord Kṛṣṇa seized his horns and knocked him down with His foot.
2
The Lord thrashed the demon as easily as one handles a wet cloth.
3
Kṛṣṇa pulled out one of the demon’s horns and struck him with it until he lay prostrate. The attacker could not overcome the Lord.

How it feels

Attachment → Impending loss. The approach of departure gives pastoral love a poignant edge.

Chapters 34–38 of Canto 10: Further Vraja events and Akrūra's arrival. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This time Kṛṣṇa grabbed his horns, threw him to the ground and thrashed him like a pile of wet clothing. The demon vomited blood and gave up his life.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.36