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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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.3210.51.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.33

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Mucukundasince 10.51.27inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सोऽपि भस्मीकृतो नूनमात्मीयेनैव पाप्मना ।

अनन्तरं भवान् श्रीमाल्ँ लक्षितोऽमित्रशासन: ॥ ३३ ॥

so ’pi bhasmī-kṛto nūnam

ātmīyenaiva pāpmanā

anantaraṁ bhavān śrīmāḻ

lakṣito ’mitra-śāsanaḥ

Translation

The man who woke me was burned to ashes by the reaction of his sins. Just then I saw You, possessing a glorious appearance and the power to chastise Your enemies.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Opposition Through Mucukunda

  1. 1

    Mucukunda says that the man who awakened him was burned to ashes by the reaction of his own sins.

  2. 2

    Kālayavana had declared himself the enemy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Yadu dynasty. Through Mucukunda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa destroyed his opposition.

  3. 3

    Immediately afterward, Mucukunda saw the Lord’s glorious appearance and recognized His power to chastise His enemies.

Key points from the purport
  • Kālayavana had declared himself the enemy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Yadu dynasty.
  • Through Mucukunda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa destroyed the opposition of that foolish barbarian.

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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Mucukunda said, “After growing weary from remaining awake for a long time, I was enjoying my sleep here in this cave when some stranger disturbed me and, suffering the reaction of his sins, was burnt to ashes. O Lord, O vanquisher of all enemies, it is my great fortune that I now have the vision of Your beautiful form.”
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. saḥ apithat very person
  2. bhasmī-kṛtaḥturned to ashes
  3. nūnamindeed
  4. ātmīyenaby his own
  5. evaonly
  6. pāpmanāsinful karma
  7. anantaramimmediately following
  8. bhavānYour good self
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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 10.51

    In this verse: “sins”

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 the purport clarify Kṛṣṇa’s role in what Mucukunda witnessed?

Practice

Read the translation and purport together, noting how Kṛṣṇa acted through Mucukunda.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Defeats Opposition Through MucukundaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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