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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 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva
10.66.27-2810.66.30-31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.66.29

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.66.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रीतोऽविमुक्ते भगवांस्तस्मै वरमदाद् विभु: ।

पितृहन्तृवधोपायं स वव्रे वरमीप्सितम् ॥ २९ ॥

prīto ’vimukte bhagavāṁs

tasmai varam adād vibhuḥ

pitṛ-hantṛ-vadhopāyaṁ

sa vavre varam īpsitam

Translation

Satisfied by the worship, the powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta and offered Sudakṣiṇa his choice of benedictions. The prince chose as his benediction a means to slay his father’s killer.

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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.

A Benediction Sought for Revenge

  1. 1

    Satisfied by Sudakṣiṇa’s worship, powerful Lord Śiva appeared in the sacred precinct of Avimukta.

  2. 2

    Lord Śiva offered the prince his choice of benedictions.

  3. 3

    Sudakṣiṇa chose a means to slay his father’s killer. Revenge remained the object of his request.

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:

Gratified by Sudakṣiṇa’s worship, Lord Śiva offered him a choice of benedictions, and Sudakṣiṇa asked for a means to kill the one who had slain his father. Lord Śiva advised him to worship the Dakṣiṇāgni fire with black magic rituals.
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. prītaḥsatisfied
  2. avimukteat Avimukta, an especially holy area within the district of Kāśī
  3. bhagavānLord Śiva
  4. tasmaito him
  5. varama choice of benedictions
  6. adātgave
  7. vibhuḥthe powerful demigod
  8. pitṛof his father
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “father’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

What would my requests reveal about the desires I am nurturing?

Practice

Examine one request you bring to worship today and check whether it includes a desire to harm anyone.

Live this todayA Benediction Sought for RevengeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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