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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.2610.58.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.58.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मयश्च मोचितो वह्ने: सभां सख्य उपाहरत् ।

यस्मिन् दुर्योधनस्यासीज्जलस्थलद‍ृशिभ्रम: ॥ २७ ॥

mayaś ca mocito vahneḥ

sabhāṁ sakhya upāharat

yasmin duryodhanasyāsīj

jala-sthala-dṛśi-bhramaḥ

Translation

When the demon Maya was saved from the fire by his friend Arjuna, Maya presented him with an assembly hall, in which Duryodhana would later mistake water for a solid floor.

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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.

Maya Responds to Arjuna’s Help

  1. 1

    Arjuna saved his friend, the demon Maya, from the fire.

  2. 2

    Maya presented Arjuna with an assembly hall.

  3. 3

    In that hall, Duryodhana would later mistake water for a solid floor.

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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this building Duryodhana would later get a good drenching after mistaking the surface of a pond for a solid floor, thus embarrassing himself. Next Lord Kṛṣṇa took permission from Arjuna and His other relatives and went back to Dvārakā with His entourage.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.58
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. mayaḥthe demon named Maya
  2. caand
  3. mocitaḥdelivered
  4. vahneḥfrom the fire
  5. sabhāman assembly hall
  6. sakhyeto his friend, Arjuna
  7. upāharatpresented
  8. yasminin which
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “saved”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “maya”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “friend”

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

Whose help have I received that I can acknowledge today?

Practice

Thank one person for a specific way they have helped you.

Live this todayMaya Responds to Arjuna’s HelpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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