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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
10.57.410.57.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.5

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.57.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं भिन्नमतिस्ताभ्यां सत्राजितमसत्तम: ।

शयानमवधील्ल‍ोभात् स पाप: क्षीणजीवित: ॥ ५ ॥

evaṁ bhinna-matis tābhyāṁ

satrājitam asattamaḥ

śayānam avadhīl lobhāt

sa pāpaḥ kṣīṇa jīvitaḥ

Translation

His mind thus influenced by their advice, wicked Śatadhanvā murdered Satrājit in his sleep simply out of greed. In this way the sinful Śatadhanvā shortened his own life span.

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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.

Greed and Hatred Lead to Ruin

  1. 1

    Śatadhanvā’s mind was influenced by the advice he received, and he murdered Satrājit in his sleep out of greed.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Śatadhanvā was basically evil-minded and a firm hater of Satrājit.

  3. 3

    By this sinful act, Śatadhanvā shortened his own life span. His violence brought harm upon himself as well.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the word asattamaḥ indicates that Śatadhanvā was basically evil-minded and a firm hater of Satrājit.

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:

Bewildered by their words, the sinful Śatadhanvā murdered King Satrājit in his sleep and stole the gem. Queen Satyabhāmā was overcome with grief at the death of her father, and she rushed to Hastināpura to report the sorrowful news to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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. evamthus
  2. bhinnaaffected
  3. matiḥwhose mind
  4. tābhyāmby the two of them
  5. satrājitamSatrājit
  6. asat-tamaḥthe most wicked
  7. śayānamsleeping
  8. avadhītkilled
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “sinful”

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

Is greed or resentment making harmful advice seem acceptable to me?

Practice

Identify one greedy or resentful impulse today and refrain from acting on it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGreed and Hatred Lead to RuinThis 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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