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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
10.57.2010.57.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.21

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

पदातेर्भगवांस्तस्य पदातिस्तिग्मनेमिना ।

चक्रेण शिर उत्कृत्य वाससोर्व्यचिनोन्मणिम् ॥ २१ ॥

padāter bhagavāṁs tasya

padātis tigma-neminā

cakreṇa śira utkṛtya

vāsasor vyacinon maṇim

Translation

As Śatadhanvā fled on foot, the Supreme Lord, also going on foot, cut off his head with His sharp-edged disc. The Lord then searched Śatadhanvā’s upper and lower garments for the Syamantaka jewel.

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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 Supreme Lord Ends the Pursuit

  1. 1

    Śatadhanvā fled on foot, and the Supreme Lord also pursued him on foot.

  2. 2

    The Lord cut off Śatadhanvā's head with His sharp-edged disc.

  3. 3

    The Lord then searched Śatadhanvā's upper and lower garments for the Syamantaka jewel.

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:

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma pursued him, and Lord Kṛṣṇa beheaded him with His sharp-edged disc. When the Lord could not find the Syamantaka jewel on Śatadhanvā’s person, Baladeva told Him that Śatadhanvā must have left it in someone’s care.
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. padāteḥof him who was on foot
  2. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  3. tasyahis
  4. padātiḥHimself on foot
  5. tigmasharp
  6. nemināwhose edge
  7. cakreṇawith His disc
  8. śiraḥhead
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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

How does this grave outcome affect my reflection on wrongdoing and its consequences?

Practice

Set aside a quiet minute to reflect on the seriousness of wrongdoing and renew your intention to serve Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Ends the PursuitThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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