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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.36.22-23

Who is speaking and story frame

भो भो निशम्यतामेतद् वीरचाणूरमुष्टिकौ ।

नन्दव्रजे किलासाते सुतावानकदुन्दुभे: ॥ २२ ॥

रामकृष्णौ ततो मह्यं मृत्यु: किल निदर्शित: ।

भवद्‌भ्यामिह सम्प्राप्तौ हन्येतां मल्ललीलया ॥ २३ ॥

bho bho niśamyatām etad

vīra-cāṇūra-muṣṭikau

nanda-vraje kilāsāte

sutāv ānakadundubheḥ

rāma-kṛṣṇau tato mahyaṁ

mṛtyuḥ kila nidarśitaḥ

bhavadbhyām iha samprāptau

hanyetāṁ malla-līlayā

Translation

My dear heroic Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika, please hear this. Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the sons of Ānakadundubhi [Vasudeva], are living in Nanda’s cowherd village. It has been predicted that these two boys will be the cause of my death. When They are brought here, kill Them on the pretext of engaging Them in a wrestling match.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Harm Hidden Behind a Sporting Match

  1. 1

    Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika are told that Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the sons of Ānakadundubhi, are living in Nanda’s cowherd village.

  2. 2

    The speaker fears the prediction that these two boys will cause his death.

  3. 3

    He orders the wrestlers to kill Them under the pretext of a wrestling match. The proposed sport conceals a murderous intention.

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

Further reading

Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He called for the demons Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika and instructed them to kill the two brothers in a wrestling match. Then he spoke to Akrūra, who was expert at executing his duties.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.36
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. bhoḥ bhoḥmy dear (advisers)
  2. niśamyatāmplease listen
  3. etatto this
  4. vīraO heroes
  5. cāṇūra-muṣṭikauCāṇūra and Muṣṭika
  6. nanda-vrajein the cowherd village of Nanda
  7. kilaindeed
  8. āsāteare living
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “death”, “fears”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “nanda’s”

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

Do my outward words honestly reflect my intentions?

Practice

Before making one request today, check that your stated reason matches your real purpose.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHarm Hidden Behind a Sporting MatchThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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