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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.4510.50.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.46

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

यवनोऽयं निरुन्धेऽस्मानद्य तावन्महाबल: ।

मागधोऽप्यद्य वा श्वो वा परश्वो वागमिष्यति ॥ ४६ ॥

yavano ’yaṁ nirundhe ’smān

adya tāvan mahā-balaḥ

māgadho ’py adya vā śvo vā

paraśvo vāgamiṣyati

Translation

“This Yavana is besieging us already, and the mighty King of Magadha will soon arrive here, if not today then tomorrow or the next day.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Recognizes the Approaching Threat

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa noted that the Yavana was already besieging them.

  2. 2

    The mighty King of Magadha was also expected to arrive soon.

  3. 3

    His arrival could be today, tomorrow, or the following day, making the danger urgent.

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:

Released, Jarāsandha returned to Magadha and vowed to perform austerities with the aim of avenging his defeat. The other kings advised him that his defeat was only a reaction of his karma.
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. yavanaḥforeign barbarian
  2. ayamthis
  3. nirundheis opposing
  4. asmānus
  5. adyatoday
  6. tāvatas much
  7. mahā-balaḥgreatly powerful
  8. māgadhaḥJarāsandha
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “king”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “danger”

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 considering approaching responsibilities as well as the difficulty directly before me?

Practice

Identify one responsibility coming in the next few days and take one small step to prepare.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Recognizes the Approaching ThreatThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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