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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
10.64.3410.64.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.64.35

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.64.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ब्रह्मस्वं दुरनुज्ञातं भुक्तं हन्ति त्रिपूरुषम् ।

प्रसह्य तु बलाद् भुक्तं दश पूर्वान् दशापरान् ॥ ३५ ॥

brahma-svaṁ duranujñātaṁ

bhuktaṁ hanti tri-pūruṣam

prasahya tu balād bhuktaṁ

daśa pūrvān daśāparān

Translation

If a person enjoys a brāhmaṇa’s property without receiving due permission, that property destroys three generations of his family. But if he takes it by force or gets the government or other outsiders to help him usurp it, then ten generations of his ancestors and ten generations of his descendants are all destroyed.

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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.

Permission Matters; Force Deepens the Harm

  1. 1

    Enjoying a brāhmaṇa’s property without due permission destroys three generations of the offender’s family.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that these three generations are oneself, one’s sons and one’s grandsons.

  3. 3

    Taking the property by force or with help from the government or other outsiders brings greater consequences. Ten generations of ancestors and ten generations of descendants are destroyed.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, tri-pūruṣa refers to oneself, one’s sons and one’s grandsons.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa then instructed His personal associates, as well as the general mass of people, on the dangers of stealing a brāhmaṇa’s property. Finally, the Lord returned to His palace.
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. brahma-svama brāhmaṇa’s property
  2. duranujñātamnot given proper permission
  3. bhuktamenjoyed
  4. hantidestroys
  5. trithree
  6. pūruṣampersons
  7. prasahyaby force
  8. tubut
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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: “government”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “offender’s”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I treating access to someone’s property as though it were proper permission?

Practice

Check one permission you have been assuming, and ask the owner clearly before using the item.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPermission Matters; Force Deepens the HarmThis 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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