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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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
10.57.1910.57.21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.20

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kṛtavarmāsince 10.57.12-13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मिथिलायामुपवने विसृज्य पतितं हयम् ।

पद्‍भ्यामधावत् सन्त्रस्त: कृष्णोऽप्यन्वद्रवद् रुषा ॥ २० ॥

mithilāyām upavane

visṛjya patitaṁ hayam

padbhyām adhāvat santrastaḥ

kṛṣṇo ’py anvadravad ruṣā

Translation

In a garden on the outskirts of Mithilā, the horse Śatadhanvā was riding collapsed. Terrified, he abandoned the horse and began to flee on foot, with Kṛṣṇa in angry pursuit.

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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.

Śatadhanvā's Means of Escape Fails

  1. 1

    In a garden outside Mithilā, Śatadhanvā's horse collapsed.

  2. 2

    Terrified, Śatadhanvā abandoned the horse and continued fleeing on foot.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa pursued him in anger. The collapse of the horse did not end the pursuit.

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:

Thus Lord Balarāma traveled to Mithilā and remained there for a few years, during which He taught King Duryodhana the art of fighting with a club. Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā and had the funeral rites performed for Satrājit.
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. mithilāyāmat Mithilā
  2. upavanein a suburban garden
  3. visṛjyaabandoning
  4. patitamfallen
  5. hayamhis horse
  6. padbhyāmon foot
  7. adhāvathe ran
  8. santrastaḥterrified
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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

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 Śatadhanvā's continued fear show me about trying to escape the consequences of wrongdoing?

Practice

Identify one mistake you have been avoiding and take one small step toward addressing it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚatadhanvā's Means of Escape FailsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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