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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
10.44.4510.44.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.44.46

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaṁsasince 10.44.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वया विरहिता पत्या पुरीयं पुरुषर्षभ । न शोभते वयमिव निवृत्तोत्सवमङ्गला ॥ ४६ ॥

tvayā virahitā patyā

purīyaṁ puruṣarṣabha

na śobhate vayam iva

nivṛttotsava-maṅgalā

Translation

O great hero among men, bereft of you, its master, this city has lost its beauty, just as we have, and all festivity and good fortune within it have come to an end.

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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.

Grief Changes How the World Appears

  1. 1

    The women addressed the departed ruler as a great hero among men.

  2. 2

    They lamented that the city, bereft of its master, had lost its beauty, just as they had.

  3. 3

    To them, all festivity and good fortune within the city had come to an end.

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:

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. The Lord consoled the widows, had the funeral rites performed for Kaṁsa and his brothers and then released His mother and father from bondage.
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. tvayāof you
  2. virahitābereft
  3. patyāthe master
  4. purīthe city
  5. iyamthis
  6. puruṣaof men
  7. ṛṣabhaO most heroic one
  8. na śobhatedoes not appear beautiful
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.44

    In this verse: “lamented”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.44

    In this verse: “ruler”

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 might grief change someone’s experience of occasions that others find joyful?

Practice

Today, avoid pressing a grieving person to join a celebration; gently respect their feelings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGrief Changes How the World AppearsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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