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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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
10.66.2910.66.32-33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.66.30-31

Ūti· What drives us to act

दक्षिणाग्निं परिचर ब्राह्मणै: सममृत्विजम् ।

अभिचारविधानेन स चाग्नि: प्रमथैर्वृत: ॥ ३० ॥

साधयिष्यति सङ्कल्पमब्रह्मण्ये प्रयोजित: ।

इत्यादिष्टस्तथा चक्रे कृष्णायाभिचरन् व्रती ॥ ३१ ॥

dakṣiṇāgniṁ paricara

brāhmaṇaiḥ samam ṛtvijam

abhicāra-vidhānena

sa cāgniḥ pramathair vṛtaḥ

sādhayiṣyati saṅkalpam

abrahmaṇye prayojitaḥ

ity ādiṣṭas tathā cakre

kṛṣṇāyābhicaran vratī

Translation

Lord Śiva told him, “Accompanied by brāhmaṇas, serve the Dakṣiṇāgni fire — the original priest — following the injunctions of the abhicāra ritual. Then the Dakṣiṇāgni fire, together with many Pramathas, will fulfill your desire if you direct it against someone inimical to the brāhmaṇas.” So instructed, Sudakṣiṇa strictly observed the ritualistic vows and invoked the abhicāra against Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Upholds Brahminical Culture

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva’s instruction included a clear condition: the Dakṣiṇāgni fire could act only against someone unfavorable to brahminical culture.

  2. 2

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is most favorable to the brāhmaṇas and maintains brahminical culture. Sudakṣiṇa nevertheless invoked the ritual against Him.

  3. 3

    Lord Śiva knew that directing this ritual against Kṛṣṇa would cause Sudakṣiṇa himself to perish. Strict ritual observance did not remove that consequence.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.