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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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 42: The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow
10.42.2510.42.28-31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.42.26-27

Nirodha· Winding up

कंसस्तु धनुषो भङ्गं रक्षिणां स्वबलस्य च । वधं निशम्य गोविन्दरामविक्रीडितं परम् ॥ २६ ॥ दीर्घप्रजागरो भीतो दुर्निमित्तानि दुर्मति: । बहून्यचष्टोभयथा मृत्योर्दौत्यकराणि च ॥ २७ ॥

kaṁsas tu dhanuṣo bhaṅgaṁ

rakṣiṇāṁ sva-balasya ca

vadhaṁ niśamya govinda-

rāma-vikrīḍitaṁ param

dīrgha-prajāgaro bhīto

durnimittāni durmatiḥ

bahūny acaṣṭobhayathā

mṛtyor dautya-karāṇi ca

Translation

Wicked King Kaṁsa, on the other hand, was terrified, having heard how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had broken the bow and killed his guards and soldiers, all simply as a game. He remained awake for a long time, and both while awake and while dreaming he saw many bad omens, messengers of death.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kaṁsa Fears Their Effortless Deeds

  1. 1

    Kaṁsa heard that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had broken the bow and killed his guards and soldiers.

  2. 2

    What terrified the wicked king had been simply a game for the two Lords.

  3. 3

    Kaṁsa remained awake for a long time. Both awake and dreaming, he saw many bad omens described as messengers of death.

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