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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 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa

10.44.16 10.44.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.44.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.44.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं प्रभाषमाणासु स्त्रीषु योगेश्वरो हरि: । शत्रुं हन्तुं मनश्चक्रे भगवान् भरतर्षभ ॥ १७ ॥

evaṁ prabhāṣamāṇāsu

strīṣu yogeśvaro hariḥ

śatruṁ hantuṁ manaś cakre

bhagavān bharatarṣabha

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] As the women spoke thus, O hero of the Bhāratas, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystic power, made up His mind to kill His opponent.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Resolves to End the Fight

1
As the women speak, Lord Kṛṣṇa makes up His mind to kill His opponent.
2
Kṛṣṇa is described as the master of all mystic power.
3
The verse places the women’s words beside Kṛṣṇa’s own resolve. He is not presented as a helpless participant in the fight.

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

Chapter 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because Vasudeva and Devakī did not fully understand the power of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they became extremely unhappy when they heard the women of the audience speak these words. Śrī Kṛṣṇa then grabbed Cāṇūra’s arms, whirled him around several times and threw him to the ground, killing him.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.44