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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
10.57.1010.57.12-13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.57.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सोऽपि कृतोद्यमं ज्ञात्वा भीत: प्राणपरीप्सया ।

साहाय्ये कृतवर्माणमयाचत स चाब्रवीत् ॥ ११ ॥

so ’pi kṛtodyamaṁ jñātvā

bhītaḥ prāṇa-parīpsayā

sāhāyye kṛtavarmāṇam

ayācata sa cābravīt

Translation

Upon learning that Lord Kṛṣṇa was preparing to kill him, Śatadhanvā was struck with fear. To save his life he approached Kṛtavarmā and begged him for help, but Kṛtavarmā replied as follows.

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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.

Fear Leads Śatadhanvā to Seek Help

  1. 1

    Śatadhanvā learned that Lord Kṛṣṇa was preparing to kill him and became afraid.

  2. 2

    Wishing to save his life, he approached Kṛtavarmā.

  3. 3

    He begged Kṛtavarmā for help. His fear drove him to seek someone else's protection.

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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śatadhanvā went to Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā to beg for help, but when they refused he left the jewel with Akrūra and fled for his life. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma pursued him, and Lord Kṛṣṇa beheaded him with His sharp-edged disc.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.57
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhe (Śatadhanvā)
  2. apialso
  3. kṛta-udyamampreparing Himself
  4. jñātvālearning
  5. bhītaḥfrightened
  6. prāṇahis life air
  7. parīpsayāwishing to save
  8. sāhāyyefor assistance
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “fear”, “afraid”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “protection”

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

When I am afraid, how does fear shape the help I seek?

Practice

Today, pause during one moment of fear and notice what kind of help you are seeking.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFear Leads Śatadhanvā to Seek HelpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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