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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
10.67.310.67.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.67.4

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.67.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

क्व‍‍चित्स शैलानुत्पाट्य तैर्देशान् समचूर्णयत् ।

आनर्तान् सुतरामेव यत्रास्ते मित्रहा हरि: ॥ ४ ॥

kvacit sa śailān utpāṭya

tair deśān samacūrṇayat

ānartān sutarām eva

yatrāste mitra-hā hariḥ

Translation

Once Dvivida tore up a number of mountains and used them to devastate all the neighboring kingdoms, especially the province of Ānarta, wherein dwelt his friend’s killer, Lord Hari.

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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.

Strength Turned Against the Lord’s Dwelling

  1. 1

    Dvivida tore up a number of mountains. He used them to devastate neighboring kingdoms.

  2. 2

    He especially attacked the province of Ānarta.

  3. 3

    Lord Hari, the killer of Dvivida’s friend, dwelt there. Dvivida directed his destruction especially toward that 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:

Dvivida wanted to avenge the death of his friend, so he set fire to the homes of the cowherds, devastated Lord Kṛṣṇa’s province of Ānarta and flooded coastal lands by churning the ocean’s water with his mighty arms. The rascal then tore down the trees in the āśramas of great sages and even passed stool and urine on their sacrificial fires.
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. kvacitonce
  2. saḥhe, Dvivida
  3. śailānmountains
  4. utpāṭyatearing up
  5. taiḥwith them
  6. deśānall the kingdoms
  7. samacūrṇayathe devastated
  8. ānartānthe province of the Ānarta people (in which Dvārakā is situated)
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.67

    In this verse: “friend’s”, “friend”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.67

    In this verse: “kingdoms”

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

Am I using my strength constructively, or letting resentment direct it?

Practice

Use your strength today for one helpful task rather than acting on irritation.

Live this todayStrength Turned Against the Lord’s DwellingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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