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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 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa
10.44.4110.44.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.44.42

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaṁsasince 10.44.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नेदुर्दुन्दुभयो व्योम्नि ब्रह्मेशाद्या विभूतय: । पुष्पै: किरन्तस्तं प्रीता: शशंसुर्ननृतु: स्त्रिय: ॥ ४२ ॥

nedur dundubhayo vyomni

brahmeśādyā vibhūtayaḥ

puṣpaiḥ kirantas taṁ prītāḥ

śaśaṁsur nanṛtuḥ striyaḥ

Translation

Kettledrums resounded in the sky as Brahmā, Śiva and other demigods, the Lord’s expansions, rained down flowers upon Him with pleasure. They chanted His praises, and their wives danced.

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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.

Joyful Praise of the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Kettledrums resounded in the sky as Brahmā, Śiva, and other demigods showered flowers upon the Lord.

  2. 2

    The demigods are described as the Lord’s expansions. With pleasure, they chanted His praises.

  3. 3

    Their wives danced in celebration. Flowers, praise, and dancing expressed their joy in honoring the Lord.

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 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kettledrums resounded in the sky as the joyful demigods rained down flowers and chanted the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma. The wives of Kaṁsa, grieving for their husband, lamented that he had died because of his violence toward other living beings and his lack of respect for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul, who creates, maintains and destroys the entire universe.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.44
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. neduḥresounded
  2. dundubhayaḥkettledrums
  3. vyomniin the sky
  4. brahma-īśa-ādyāḥBrahmā, Śiva and other demigods
  5. vibhūtayaḥHis expansions
  6. puṣpaiḥflowers
  7. kirantaḥscattering down
  8. tamupon Him
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.44

    In this verse: “chanted”

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 can I express genuine pleasure in praising the Lord?

Practice

Spend one minute offering words of praise to the Lord as a small act of devotional service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoyful Praise of the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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