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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
10.36.3210.36.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.36.33

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.36.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तयोर्निहतयोस्तप्तान् वसुदेवपुरोगमान् ।

तद्बन्धून् निहनिष्यामि वृष्णिभोजदशार्हकान् ॥ ३३ ॥

tayor nihatayos taptān

vasudeva-purogamān

tad-bandhūn nihaniṣyāmi

vṛṣṇi-bhoja-daśārhakān

Translation

When these two have been killed, I will kill Vasudeva and all Their lamenting relatives — the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas.

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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.

Cruel Plans Extend to Grieving Relatives

  1. 1

    The speaker plans to kill Vasudeva and the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas after killing the two brothers.

  2. 2

    These relatives would already be tormented by grief. The plan shows no mercy toward their suffering.

  3. 3

    The purport warns that wicked political leaders still make such plans and even carry them out.

Key points from the purport
  • Even today there are wicked political leaders throughout the world who make such plans and even carry them out.

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. tayoḥthe two of Them
  2. nihatayoḥwhen They are killed
  3. taptāntormented
  4. vasudeva-purogamānled by Vasudeva
  5. tad-bandhūnTheir relatives
  6. nihaniṣyāmiI will kill
  7. vṛṣṇi-bhoja-daśārhakānthe Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “lamenting”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “suffering”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “mercy”

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 do I respond to others’ suffering—with compassion or with indifference?

Practice

Offer one kind word today to someone who is grieving or distressed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCruel Plans Extend to Grieving RelativesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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