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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
10.66.32-3310.66.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.66.34

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

पद्‍भ्यां तालप्रमाणाभ्यां कम्पयन्नवनीतलम् ।

सोऽभ्यधावद् वृतो भूतैर्द्वारकां प्रदहन् दिश: ॥ ३४ ॥

padbhyāṁ tāla-pramāṇābhyāṁ

kampayann avanī-talam

so ’bhyadhāvad vṛto bhūtair

dvārakāṁ pradahan diśaḥ

Translation

On legs as tall as palm trees, the monster raced toward Dvārakā in the company of ghostly spirits, shaking the ground and burning the world in all directions.

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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.

Destructive Force Races Toward Dvārakā

  1. 1

    The monster raced toward Dvārakā on legs as tall as palm trees.

  2. 2

    Ghostly spirits accompanied him as he advanced.

  3. 3

    His movement shook the ground, and he burned the world in all directions.

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:

The Sudarśana disc, following the demon, entered Vārāṇasī and burned the entire city to the ground. Then the Lord’s disc returned to His side in Dvārakā.
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. padbhyāmwith his legs
  2. tālaof palm trees
  3. pramāṇābhyāmwhose measure
  4. kampayanshaking
  5. avanīof the earth
  6. talamthe surface
  7. saḥhe
  8. abhyadhāvatran
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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

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 this description show me about the reach of the destruction?

Practice

Pause over the words “in all directions” and consider how widely the monster’s advance caused harm.

Live this todayDestructive Force Races Toward DvārakāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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