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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
10.57.35-3610.57.38-39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.37

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The elderssince 10.57.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सत्राजितोऽनपत्यत्वाद् गृह्णीयुर्दुहितु: सुता: ।

दायं निनीयाप: पिण्डान् विमुच्यर्णं च शेषितम् ॥ ३७ ॥

satrājito ’napatyatvād

gṛhṇīyur duhituḥ sutāḥ

dāyaṁ ninīyāpaḥ piṇḍān

vimucyarṇaṁ ca śeṣitam

Translation

“Since Satrājit had no sons, his daughter’s sons should receive his inheritance. They should pay for memorial offerings of water and piṇḍa, clear their grandfather’s outstanding debts and keep the remainder of the inheritance for themselves.

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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.

Inheritance Includes Duties, Not Just Possessions

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa said that Satrājit’s daughter’s sons should receive his inheritance because he had no sons. They should first provide memorial offerings of water and piṇḍa and clear his outstanding debts.

  2. 2

    The purport cites a scriptural order of inheritance. Since Satrājit’s wives had been killed and Satyabhāmā did not want the jewel, it rightfully belonged to her sons.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa’s statement indicated Satyabhāmā was already pregnant. Her son would be the real claimant of the jewel.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that since Satrājit had no sons, since his wives were killed together with him, and since his daughter Satyabhāmā was not interested in the Syamantaka jewel, which constituted the inheritance, it rightfully belonged to her sons.
  • In Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains: “Lord Kṛṣṇa indicated by this statement that Satyabhāmā was already pregnant and that her son would be the real claimant of the jewel and would certainly take the jewel from Akrūra.”

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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Since Satrājit had no sons, his daughter’s offspring are the just claimants to whatever property he has left behind. Nonetheless, it would be best for you to keep the troublesome jewel in your 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. satrājitaḥof Satrājit
  2. anapatyatvātbecause of not having sons
  3. gṛhṇīyuḥthey should take
  4. duhituḥof his daughter
  5. sutāḥthe sons
  6. dāyamthe inheritance
  7. ninīyaafter presenting
  8. āpaḥwater
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 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

Do I think about the responsibilities attached to possessions before considering my own enjoyment?

Practice

Identify one outstanding obligation and take a small step toward fulfilling it before spending on yourself today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.57's connections

Live this todayInheritance Includes Duties, Not Just PossessionsThis 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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