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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 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon

10.36.30 10.36.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.36.31

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

निसृष्ट: किल मे मृत्युर्देवैर्वैकुण्ठसंश्रयै: ।

तावानय समं गोपैर्नन्दाद्यै: साभ्युपायनै: ॥ ३१ ॥

nisṛṣṭaḥ kila me mṛtyur

devair vaikuṇṭha-saṁśrayaiḥ

tāv ānaya samaṁ gopair

nandādyaiḥ sābhyupāyanaiḥ

Translation

The demigods, who are under the protection of Viṣṇu, have sent these two boys as my death. Bring Them here, and also have Nanda and the other cowherd men come with gifts of tribute.

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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.

Fear Shapes the Invitation

1
The speaker says that the demigods are under the protection of Viṣṇu.
2
He claims that these demigods have sent the two boys as his death. His words reveal how he views Their arrival.
3
He asks that the boys be brought together with Nanda and the other cowherd men. The cowherd men are also to bring gifts of tribute.

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:

Furthermore, said Nārada, Kaṁsa would meet his death at Their hands. Kaṁsa shook with fear and anger when he heard all this, and in great agitation he began thinking of how to destroy Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

nisṛṣṭaḥsent
kilaindeed
memy
mṛtyuḥdeath
devaiḥby the demigods
vaikuṇṭhaof Lord Viṣṇu
saṁśrayaiḥwho take shelter
tauthe two of Them

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: “death”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.36
In this verse: “nanda”
Rakṣā · Divine protection
Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.36
In this verse: “protection”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might fear be shaping the way I interpret another person’s intentions?

Practice

Write down one fear today and separate what you know from what you are assuming.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFear Shapes the InvitationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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