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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 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa
10.43.1810.43.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.43.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.43.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तौ रेजतू रङ्गगतौ महाभुजौविचित्रवेषाभरणस्रगम्बरौ । यथा नटावुत्तमवेषधारिणौमन: क्षिपन्तौ प्रभया निरीक्षताम् ॥ १९ ॥

tau rejatū raṅga-gatau mahā-bhujau

vicitra-veṣābharaṇa-srag-ambarau

yathā naṭāv uttama-veṣa-dhāriṇau

manaḥ kṣipantau prabhayā nirīkṣatām

Translation

Arrayed with variegated ornaments, garlands and garments, just like a pair of excellently costumed actors, the two mighty-armed Lords shone splendidly in the arena. Indeed, They overpowered the minds of all onlookers with Their effulgences.

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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 Lords’ Splendor Captivates Every Onlooker

  1. 1

    The two mighty-armed Lords shone splendidly in the arena.

  2. 2

    Their varied ornaments, garlands and garments made Them look like excellently costumed actors.

  3. 3

    Their effulgences overpowered the minds of all who looked upon Them.

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 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The members of the audience, on the other hand, became joyful as they reminded one another about the Lords’ amazing pastimes. The people declared that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma must be two expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa who had descended into the house of Vasudeva.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.43
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tauthe two of Them
  2. rejatuḥshone
  3. raṅga-gataupresent in the arena
  4. mahā-bhujauthe mighty-armed Lords
  5. vicitravariegated
  6. veṣawhose style of dress
  7. ābharaṇaornaments
  8. srakgarlands
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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

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 does this description invite you to give your attention to the Lords’ beauty?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute recalling the Lords’ ornaments, garlands and garments described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lords’ Splendor Captivates Every OnlookerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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