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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 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga
10.64.2110.64.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.64.22

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Nṛgasince 10.64.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे यामैर्दूतैर्नीतो यमक्षयम् ।

यमेन पृष्टस्तत्राहं देवदेव जगत्पते ॥ २२ ॥

etasminn antare yāmair

dūtair nīto yama-kṣayam

yamena pṛṣṭas tatrāhaṁ

deva-deva jagat-pate

Translation

O Lord of lords, O master of the universe, the agents of Yamarāja, taking advantage of the opportunity thus created, later carried me to his abode. There Yamarāja himself questioned me.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Even Inadvertent Faults Have Consequences

  1. 1

    Nṛga addresses the Lord as the Lord of lords and master of the universe.

  2. 2

    According to the ācāryas, the King’s fruitive activities had previously been flawless. Now an inadvertent discrepancy had arisen.

  3. 3

    When the King died, the Yamadūtas took him to Yamarāja’s abode, Saṁyamanī. There Yamarāja himself questioned him.

Key points from the purport
  • According to the ācāryas, the King’s performance of fruitive activities had previously been flawless.
  • But now an inadvertent discrepancy had arisen, and so when the King died the Yamadūtas took him to the abode of Yamarāja, called Saṁyamanī.

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

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

“Shortly thereafter I died and was taken by the Yamadūtas to the court of Yamarāja. Yama asked me which I preferred to do first: suffer the results of my sins or enjoy the results of my pious acts.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.64
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. etasminat this
  2. antareopportunity
  3. yāmaiḥof Yamarāja, the lord of death
  4. dūtaiḥby the messengers
  5. nītaḥtaken
  6. yama-kṣayamto the abode of Yamarāja
  7. yamenaby Yamarāja
  8. pṛṣṭaḥquestioned
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “king’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

Does a record of doing things well make me less attentive to possible mistakes now?

Practice

Review one responsibility today for an overlooked mistake, even if you have handled it well before.

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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 10.64's connections

Live this todayEven Inadvertent Faults Have ConsequencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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