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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva

10.66.17 10.66.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.66.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.66.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आयोधनं तद्रथवाजिकुञ्जर-

द्विपत्खरोष्ट्रैररिणावखण्डितै: ।

बभौ चितं मोदवहं मनस्विना-

माक्रीडनं भूतपतेरिवोल्बणम् ॥ १८ ॥

āyodhanaṁ tad ratha-vāji-kuñjara-

dvipat-kharoṣṭrair ariṇāvakhaṇḍitaiḥ

babhau citaṁ moda-vahaṁ manasvinām

ākrīḍanaṁ bhūta-pater ivolbaṇam

Translation

The battlefield, strewn with the dismembered chariots, horses, elephants, humans, mules and camels that had been cut to pieces by the Lord’s disc weapon, shone like the gruesome playground of Lord Bhūtapati, giving pleasure to the wise.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Warriors Take Courage

1
The Lord’s disc left the battlefield strewn with shattered chariots and the bodies of fallen humans and animals.
2
The devastated battlefield resembled Lord Śiva’s dancing place at the dissolution of the world.
3
The warriors on Kṛṣṇa’s side were greatly encouraged by what they saw and fought with greater strength.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda describes this scene as follows: “Although the devastated battlefield appeared like the dancing place of Lord Śiva at the time of the dissolution of the world, the warriors who were on the side of Kṛṣṇa were very much encouraged by seeing this, and they fought with greater strength.”

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

Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

And when you lie down on the battlefield, you will become the shelter of dogs.” Lord Kṛṣṇa then went to Kāśī.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.66

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

āyodhanambattlefield
tatthat
rathawith the chariots
vājihorses
kuñjaraelephants
dvipattwo-legged (humans)
kharamules
uṣṭraiḥand camels

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

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can remembering Kṛṣṇa’s strength encourage me in devotional service?

Practice

Before a small act of devotional service today, pause to remember Kṛṣṇa’s strength.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Warriors Take CourageThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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