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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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son
10.45.3310.45.35-36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Balarāmasince 10.45.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सरहस्यं धनुर्वेदं धर्मान् न्यायपथांस्तथा ।

तथा चान्वीक्षिकीं विद्यां राजनीतिं च षड्‍‍विधाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sa-rahasyaṁ dhanur-vedaṁ

dharmān nyāya-pathāṁs tathā

tathā cānvīkṣikīṁ vidyāṁ

rāja-nītiṁ ca ṣaḍ-vidhām

Translation

He also taught Them the Dhanur-veda, with its most confidential secrets; the standard books of law; the methods of logical reasoning and philosophical debate; and the sixfold science of politics.

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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.

Learning Includes Law, Reasoning, and Practical Governance

  1. 1

    Their teacher taught Them the Dhanur-veda, including its confidential knowledge of mantras and the presiding deities of warfare.

  2. 2

    Their studies included the Manu-saṁhitā and other standard lawbooks. They also learned philosophical theories and techniques of logical argument.

  3. 3

    The six aspects of politics were making peace, war, marching, sitting tight, dividing one’s forces, and seeking a more powerful ruler’s protection.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the confidential portion of the Dhanur-veda, military science, includes knowledge of the appropriate mantras and presiding deities of warfare.
  • Dharmān refers to the Manu-saṁhitā and other standard lawbooks (dharma-śāstras).
  • The sixfold political science is quite pragmatic and includes (1) sandhi, making peace; (2) vigraha, war; (3) yāna, marching; (4) āsana, sitting tight; (5) dvaidha, dividing one’s forces; and (6) saṁśaya, seeking the protection of a more powerful ruler.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The wise Sāndīpani, seeing Their amazing prowess, requested that They bring back his son, who had died in the ocean at Prabhāsa. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma mounted a chariot and went to Prabhāsa, where They approached the shore and were worshiped by the presiding deity of the ocean.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.45
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sa-rahasyamalong with its confidential portion
  2. dhanuḥ-vedamthe science of military weapons
  3. dharmānthe doctrines of human law
  4. nyāyaof logic
  5. pathānthe methods
  6. tathāalso
  7. tathā caand similarly
  8. ānvīkṣikīmof philosophical debate
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “philosophical”, “knowledge”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “protection”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “ruler’s”

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

Am I willing to study carefully rather than settle for a surface understanding?

Practice

Choose one subject listed here and write a sentence explaining what it includes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLearning Includes Law, Reasoning, and Practical GovernanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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