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Canto 10 · Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.1210.51.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 10.51.13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीराजोवाच

को नाम स पुमान् ब्रह्मन् कस्य किंवीर्य एव च ।

कस्माद् गुहां गत: शिष्ये किंतेजो यवनार्दन: ॥ १३ ॥

śrī-rājovāca

ko nāma sa pumān brahman

kasya kiṁ-vīrya eva ca

kasmād guhāṁ gataḥ śiṣye

kiṁ-tejo yavanārdanaḥ

Translation

King Parīkṣit said: Who was that person, O brāhmaṇa? To which family did he belong, and what were his powers? Why did that destroyer of the barbarian lie down to sleep in the cave, and whose son was he?

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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.

Ask Questions to Understand

  1. 1

    King Parīkṣit asked who the person was and to which family he belonged.

  2. 2

    He wanted to understand the man’s powers and whose son he was.

  3. 3

    He also asked why the man who destroyed the barbarian had lain down to sleep in the cave.

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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After placing His family members safely within the Dvārakā fortress, Śrī Kṛṣṇa went out of Mathurā. He appeared like the rising moon.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.51
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rājā uvācathe King (Parīkṣit) said
  2. kaḥwho
  3. nāmain particular
  4. saḥthat
  5. pumānperson
  6. brahmanO brāhmaṇa (Śukadeva)
  7. kasyaof which (family)
  8. kimhaving what
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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 10.51

    In this verse: “king”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “understand”

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

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Ask yourself

What sincere question would help me understand this account more clearly?

Practice

Write down one question about the passage before continuing your reading.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAsk Questions to UnderstandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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