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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 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.3910.50.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.40

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.50.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आयोधनगतं वित्तमनन्तं वीरभूषणम् ।

यदुराजाय तत् सर्वमाहृतं प्रादिशत्प्रभु: ॥ ४० ॥

āyodhana-gataṁ vittam

anantaṁ vīra-bhūṣaṇam

yadu-rājāya tat sarvam

āhṛtaṁ prādiśat prabhuḥ

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa then presented to the Yadu king all the wealth that had fallen on the battlefield — namely, the countless ornaments of the dead warriors.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

The Lord Is Strict but Merciful

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa presented the Yadu king with all the wealth collected from the battlefield. Jeweled ornaments had also been collected from horses and other animals.

  2. 2

    The Lord mercifully lets conditioned souls taste the consequences of their own actions. This helps them recognize the laws of nature and the existence of the Supreme Godhead.

  3. 3

    Ultimately, Kṛṣṇa awarded Jarāsandha and others killed on the battlefield spiritual liberation. The Lord is strict but not malicious; He is an ocean of mercy.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that jeweled ornaments had also been collected from the horses and other animals.
  • It is out of the causeless mercy of the Lord that He gives the conditioned souls a taste of their own medicine and thus helps them become more sensitive to the laws of nature and the existence of a Supreme Godhead.
  • Ultimately, Kṛṣṇa awarded Jarāsandha and others killed on the battlefield spiritual liberation.

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

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord brought all the warriors’ jewelry and ornaments that had been picked up from the battlefield and presented them to Mahārāja Ugrasena. Jarāsandha attacked the Yādavas in Mathurā seventeen times, and each time his armies were totally destroyed.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.50
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. āyodhana-gatamfallen on the battlefield
  2. vittamthe valuables
  3. anantamcountless
  4. vīraof the heroes
  5. bhūṣaṇamthe ornaments
  6. yadu-rājāyato the King of the Yadus, Ugrasena
  7. tatthat
  8. sarvamall
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “wealth”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “mercy”, “mercifully”

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 does this account help me distinguish the Lord’s strictness from malice?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and expressing your desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Is Strict but MercifulThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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