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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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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Canto 10 · Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon
10.36.22-2310.36.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.36.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.36.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मञ्चा: क्रियन्तां विविधा मल्लरङ्गपरिश्रिता: ।

पौरा जानपदा: सर्वे पश्यन्तु स्वैरसंयुगम् ॥ २४ ॥

mañcāḥ kriyantāṁ vividhā

malla-raṅga-pariśritāḥ

paurā jānapadāḥ sarve

paśyantu svaira-saṁyugam

Translation

Erect a wrestling ring with many surrounding viewing stands, and bring all the residents of the city and the outlying districts to see the open competition.

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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.

Festive Appearances Can Conceal Harm

  1. 1

    A wrestling ring is to be built with many surrounding viewing stands.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that mañcāḥ means platforms constructed with large pillars. Residents of both the city and the outlying districts are invited.

  3. 3

    Kaṁsa wants a festive atmosphere so that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma will not be afraid to come. His welcoming arrangements serve a concealed purpose.

Key points from the purport
  • The word mañcāḥ refers to platforms constructed with large pillars.
  • Kaṁsa wanted a festive atmosphere so that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma would not be afraid to come.

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

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. mancāḥstages
  2. kriyantāmshould be built
  3. vividhāḥvarious
  4. malla-raṅgaa wrestling ring
  5. pariśritāḥsurrounding
  6. paurāḥthe residents of the city
  7. jānapadāḥand the residents of the outlying districts
  8. sarveall
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

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

    In this verse: “afraid”

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

How can I look beyond an attractive presentation to consider its purpose?

Practice

When considering one invitation today, pause to understand its purpose rather than judging only its appearance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.36's connections

Live this todayFestive Appearances Can Conceal HarmThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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