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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
10.42.3210.42.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.42.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.42.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आनर्चु: पुरुषा रङ्गं तूर्यभेर्यश्च जघ्निरे । मञ्चाश्चालङ्कृता: स्रग्भि: पताकाचैलतोरणै: ॥ ३३ ॥

ānarcuḥ puruṣā raṅgaṁ

tūrya-bheryaś ca jaghnire

mañcāś cālaṅkṛtāḥ sragbhiḥ

patākā-caila-toraṇaiḥ

Translation

The King’s men performed the ritual worship of the wrestling arena, sounded their drums and other instruments and decorated the viewing galleries with garlands, flags, ribbons and arches.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Arena Is Ceremonially Prepared

  1. 1

    The King’s men performed ritual worship of the wrestling arena.

  2. 2

    They sounded drums and other musical instruments.

  3. 3

    They decorated the viewing galleries with garlands, flags, ribbons and arches.

How it feels

Anxiety and conflict → Liberation and joy. Heroic victory is complicated by separation from Vraja.

Chapters 39–45 of Canto 10: Mathurā, Kaṁsa and reunion with parents. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 42: The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Crowds of people from the city and outlying districts entered the arena and took their seats in the lavishly decorated galleries. Kaṁsa, his heart trembling, sat down on the royal dais and invited Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men to come sit in their places, and they did so after offering him their gifts.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.42
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ānarcuḥworshiped
  2. puruṣāḥthe King’s men
  3. raṅgamthe arena
  4. tūryamusical instruments
  5. bheryaḥdrums
  6. caand
  7. jaghnirethey vibrated
  8. mañcāḥthe viewing platforms
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.42

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.42

    In this verse: “king’s”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the worship, music and decorations convey the scale of the preparations?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, noticing its three parts: ritual worship, music and decoration.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Arena Is Ceremonially PreparedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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