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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 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva
10.66.1910.66.21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.66.20

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.66.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्याजयिष्येऽभिधानं मे यत्त्वयाज्ञ मृषा धृतम् ।

व्रजामि शरनं तेऽद्य यदि नेच्छामि संयुगम् ॥ २० ॥

tyājayiṣye ’bhidhānaṁ me

yat tvayājña mṛṣā dhṛtam

vrajāmi śaranaṁ te ’dya

yadi necchāmi saṁyugam

Translation

O fool, now I shall make you renounce My name, which you have falsely assumed. And I will certainly take shelter of you if I do not wish to fight you.

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.

Kṛṣṇa Challenges a False Claim

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa declared that He would force Pauṇḍraka to give up the Lord’s name, which he had falsely assumed.

  2. 2

    Pauṇḍraka had wanted Kṛṣṇa to surrender to him. Kṛṣṇa answered that this battle was his opportunity to prove his claim.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa said that if Pauṇḍraka defeated Him, He would surrender. These words challenged Pauṇḍraka’s false representation rather than accepted it.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows: “Now, Pauṇḍraka, I shall force you to give up this false representation.
  • We shall fight, and if I am defeated and you become victorious, I shall certainly surrender unto you.”

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 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus he challenged Lord Kṛṣṇa with the following message: “Since I alone am the true Personality of Godhead, You should give up Your false claim to this position, as well as my divine symbols, and take shelter of me. If You do not, then prepare for battle.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.66
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tyājayiṣyeI will make (you) renounce
  2. abhidhānamdesignation
  3. meMy
  4. yatwhich
  5. tvayāby you
  6. ajñaO fool
  7. mṛṣāfalsely
  8. dhṛtamassumed
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “renounce”, “give up”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “shelter”, “surrender”

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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s response teach me about falsely claiming His position?

Practice

Reflect for one minute on approaching Kṛṣṇa as His servant rather than demanding that He submit to you.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Challenges a False ClaimThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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