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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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

10.46.16 10.46.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.17

Ūti· What drives us to act

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.46.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्‍ट्या कंसो हत: पाप: सानुग: स्वेन पाप्मना ।

साधूनां धर्मशीलानां यदूनां द्वेष्टि य: सदा ॥ १७ ॥

diṣṭyā kaṁso hataḥ pāpaḥ

sānugaḥ svena pāpmanā

sādhūnāṁ dharma-śīlānāṁ

yadūnāṁ dveṣṭi yaḥ sadā

Translation

Fortunately, because of his own sins, the sinful Kaṁsa has been killed, along with all his brothers. He always hated the saintly and righteous Yadus.

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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.

Sinfulness Brings Its Own Consequences

1
Nanda regarded the death of sinful Kaṁsa and his brothers as fortunate.
2
He described Kaṁsa’s death as a consequence of Kaṁsa’s own sins.
3
Kaṁsa had always hated the Yadus, who were saintly and righteous.

How it feels

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Just see how They have so easily dispatched Kaṁsa, the wrestlers, the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa and many other demons!” As Nanda remembered Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, his throat choked up with tears and he could speak no further.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.46

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

diṣṭyāby good fortune
kaṁsaḥKing Kaṁsa
hataḥhas been killed
pāpaḥthe sinful
saalong with
anugaḥhis followers (brothers)
svenabecause of his own
pāpmanāsinfulness

Key ideas in this verse

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

Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Śuddhi · Inner transformation
The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “sinful”, “sins”
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “death”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “nanda”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I allowing resentment toward righteous people to influence my conduct?

Practice

Notice one resentful thought today and choose not to express it through words or actions.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySinfulness Brings Its Own ConsequencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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