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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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?
  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
10.67.2710.68.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.67.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.67.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं निहत्य द्विविदं जगद्‍व्य‌‍‍तिकरावहम् ।

संस्तूयमानो भगवान् जनै: स्वपुरमाविशत् ॥ २८ ॥

evaṁ nihatya dvividaṁ

jagad-vyatikarāvaham

saṁstūyamāno bhagavān

janaiḥ sva-puram āviśat

Translation

Having thus killed Dvivida, who had disturbed the whole world, the Supreme Lord returned to His capital as the people along the way chanted His glories.

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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.

The Supreme Lord Returns Amid Praise

  1. 1

    Dvivida had disturbed the whole world. The Supreme Lord put an end to his disturbance by killing him.

  2. 2

    Having killed Dvivida, the Lord returned to His capital.

  3. 3

    The people along the way chanted His glories. Their response directs our attention toward glorifying the Supreme Lord.

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-seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla.”

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 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Putting aside His club and plow weapons, Lord Balarāma then struck Dvivida’s throat and shoulder, at which point the ape vomited blood and fell down dead. Having killed Dvivida, Lord Baladeva set off for Dvārakā as demigods and sages showered flowers from the sky and offered Him praises, prayers and obeisances.
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. evamthus
  2. nihatyahaving killed
  3. dvividamDvivida
  4. jagatto the world
  5. vyatikaradisturbance
  6. āvahamwho brought
  7. saṁstūyamānaḥbeing glorified with the chanting of prayers
  8. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.67

    In this verse: “chanted”, “glorifying”

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 you make time today to glorify the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Spend one minute praising Lord Balarāma for ending the disturbance caused by Dvivida.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Returns Amid PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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