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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 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla
10.66.4310.67.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.67.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 10.67.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीराजोवाच

भुयोऽहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि रामस्याद्भ‍ुतकर्मण: ।

अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य यदन्यत् कृतवान् प्रभु: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-rājovāca

bhuyo ’haṁ śrotum icchāmi

rāmasyādbhuta-karmaṇaḥ

anantasyāprameyasya

yad anyat kṛtavān prabhuḥ

Translation

The glorious King Parīkṣit said: I wish to hear further about Śrī Balarāma, the unlimited and immeasurable Supreme Lord, whose activities are all astounding. What else did He do?

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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.

Eagerness to Hear About the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    King Parīkṣit wishes to hear further about Śrī Balarāma. His question expresses eagerness to hear the Lord’s activities.

  2. 2

    Śrī Balarāma is described as the unlimited and immeasurable Supreme Lord.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s activities are all astounding. Parīkṣit asks what else He did.

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 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Ignoring Lord Baladeva, who was apparently intoxicated from drinking vāruṇī liquor, Dvivida displayed his anus to the women right in front of the Lord and further insulted them by making crude gestures with his eyebrows and passing stool and urine. Dvivida’s outrageous behavior angered Lord Baladeva, and He threw a stone at the ape.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.67
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rājāthe glorious King (Parīkṣit)
  2. uvācasaid
  3. bhūyaḥfurther
  4. ahamI
  5. śrotumto hear
  6. icchāmiwish
  7. rāmasyaof Lord Balarāma
  8. adbhutaamazing
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.67

    In this verse: “king”

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 helps me approach hearing about the Lord with genuine eagerness?

Practice

Read this translation aloud once, giving special attention to Parīkṣit’s desire to hear.

Live this todayEagerness to Hear About the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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