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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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.510.54.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तेषां तद्विक्रमं वीरा गदसङ्कर्षणादय: ।

अमृष्यमाणा नाराचैर्जघ्नुर्हयगजान् रथान् ॥ ६ ॥

teṣāṁ tad-vikramaṁ vīrā

gada-saṅkarṣanādayaḥ

amṛṣyamāṇā nārācair

jaghnur haya-gajān rathān

Translation

The heroes of the Lord’s army, headed by Gada and Saṅkarṣaṇa, could not tolerate the aggression of the opposing kings. Thus with iron arrows they began to strike down the enemy’s horses, elephants and chariots.

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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.

The Lord’s Heroes Counter the Attack

  1. 1

    Gada and Saṅkarṣaṇa headed the heroes of the Lord’s army.

  2. 2

    These heroes could not tolerate the aggression of the opposing kings.

  3. 3

    With iron arrows, they began striking down the enemy’s horses, elephants and chariots.

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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Balarāma and the other heroes then began to annihilate the opposing army with nārāca arrows. The enemy kings, headed by Jarāsandha, retreated after suffering the destruction of their armies at the hands of the Yādavas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.54
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. teṣāmby them (the opposing kings)
  2. tatthat
  3. vikramamshow of prowess
  4. vīrāḥthe heroes
  5. gadaGada, the younger brother of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. saṅkarṣaṇaLord Balarāma
  7. ādayaḥand others
  8. amṛṣyamāṇāḥnot tolerating
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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 10.54

    In this verse: “kings”

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

What does this verse show about the resolve of the Lord’s army?

Practice

Summarize the verse in one sentence, naming the leaders and their response to the attack.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Heroes Counter the AttackThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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