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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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.58.13-14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

एकदा रथमारुह्य विजयो वानरध्वजम् ।

गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय तूणौ चाक्षयसायकौ ॥ १३ ॥

साकं कृष्णेन सन्नद्धो विहर्तुं विपिनं महत् ।

बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं प्राविशत् परवीरहा ॥ १४ ॥

ekadā ratham āruhya

vijayo vānara-dhvajam

gāṇḍīvaṁ dhanur ādāya

tūṇau cākṣaya-sāyakau

sākaṁ kṛṣṇena sannaddho

vihartuṁ vipinaṁ mahat

bahu-vyāla-mṛgākīrṇaṁ

prāviśat para-vīra-hā

Translation

Once Arjuna, the slayer of powerful enemies, donned his armor, mounted his chariot flying the flag of Hanumān, took up his bow and his two inexhaustible quivers, and went to sport with Lord Kṛṣṇa in a large forest filled with fierce animals.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Arjuna Enters the Forest With Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Arjuna put on his armor and mounted his chariot, which flew the flag of Hanumān.

  2. 2

    Taking his bow and two inexhaustible quivers, he went with Lord Kṛṣṇa to sport in a large forest filled with fierce animals.

  3. 3

    The purport places this event after the burning of the Khāṇḍava forest. Arjuna was using the Gāṇḍīva bow and other weapons acquired during that incident.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.