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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
10.57.710.57.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.8

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

तैलद्रोण्यां मृतं प्रास्य जगाम गजसाह्वयम् ।

कृष्णाय विदितार्थाय तप्ताचख्यौ पितुर्वधम् ॥ ८ ॥

taila-droṇyāṁ mṛtaṁ prāsya

jagāma gajasāhvayam

kṛṣṇāya viditārthāya

taptācakhyau pitur vadham

Translation

Queen Satyabhāmā put her father’s corpse in a large vat of oil and went to Hastināpura, where she sorrowfully told Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was already aware of the situation, about her father’s murder.

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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.

Satyabhāmā Brings Her Sorrow to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Queen Satyabhāmā placed her father’s corpse in a large vat of oil before leaving.

  2. 2

    She went to Hastināpura and sorrowfully told Lord Kṛṣṇa about her father’s murder.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa was already aware of the situation, yet Satyabhāmā personally brought the news to Him.

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:

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. Together with Lord Baladeva, Kṛṣṇa then returned to Dvārakā to kill Śatadhanvā.
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. tailaof oil
  2. droṇyāmin a large vessel
  3. mṛtamthe corpse
  4. prāsyaputting
  5. jagāmashe went
  6. gaja-sāhvayamto Hastināpura, the Kuru capital
  7. kṛṣṇāyato Kṛṣṇa
  8. vidita-arthāyawho already was aware of the situation
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “father’s”

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 Satyabhāmā’s approach suggest about bringing my sorrow to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer a brief, sincere prayer to Kṛṣṇa about one sorrow or concern.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySatyabhāmā Brings Her Sorrow to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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