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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

10.37.15-20 10.37.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.37.21

Nirodha· Winding up

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.37.10-11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ ते कालरूपस्य क्षपयिष्णोरमुष्य वै ।

अक्षौहिणीनां निधनं द्रक्ष्याम्यर्जुनसारथे: ॥ २१ ॥

atha te kāla-rūpasya

kṣapayiṣṇor amuṣya vai

akṣauhiṇīnāṁ nidhanaṁ

drakṣyāmy arjuna-sāratheḥ

Translation

Subsequently I will see You appear as time personified, serving as Arjuna’s chariot driver and destroying entire armies of soldiers to rid the earth of her burden.

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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.

The Lord Relieves the Earth’s Burden

1
The speaker foresees the Lord appearing as time personified.
2
The Lord will serve as Arjuna’s chariot driver.
3
He will destroy entire armies of soldiers to rid the earth of her burden.

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 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He stood calmly, showing no pride at having killed the demon, as the demigods showered down flowers from the sky and glorified the Lord with prayers. Soon thereafter Nārada Muni, the great sage among the demigods, approached Kṛṣṇa and prayed to Him in various ways, glorifying the Lord’s future pastimes.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.37