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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
10.66.4210.67.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.66.43

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

य एनं श्रावयेन्मर्त्य उत्तम:श्लोकविक्रमम् ।

समाहितो वा श‍ृणुयात् सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ४३ ॥

ya enaṁ śrāvayen martya

uttamaḥ-śloka-vikramam

samāhito vā śṛṇuyāt

sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Any mortal who recounts this heroic pastime of Lord Uttamaḥ-śloka’s, or who simply hears it attentively, will become freed from all sins.

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.

Attentive Hearing Frees One from Sin

  1. 1

    The verse promises freedom from all sins to any mortal who recounts this heroic pastime of Lord Uttamaḥ-śloka.

  2. 2

    The same promise applies to one who simply hears the pastime attentively. Careful attention matters in hearing about the Lord.

  3. 3

    Recounting and hearing the Lord’s pastime are devotional activities open to the reader. The verse concludes by inviting this purifying engagement.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Sixty-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva.”

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:

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. yaḥone who
  2. enamthis
  3. śrāvayetcauses others to hear
  4. martyaḥa mortal human
  5. uttamaḥ-ślokaof Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is praised in the best transcendental verses
  6. vikramamthe heroic pastime
  7. samāhitaḥwith concentration
  8. vāor
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “sins”, “purifying”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotional”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.66

    In this verse: “hearing”

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

How can I give more attentive, undistracted hearing to the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Read this pastime aloud for a few minutes without distractions, attending closely to what you hear.

Live this todayAttentive Hearing Frees One from SinThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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

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