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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
10.67.710.67.9-10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.67.8

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

एवं देशान् विप्रकुर्वन् दूषयंश्च कुलस्‍त्रिय: ।

श्रुत्वा सुललितं गीतं गिरिं रैवतकं ययौ ॥ ८ ॥

evaṁ deśān viprakurvan

dūṣayaṁś ca kula-striyaḥ

śrutvā su-lalitaṁ gītaṁ

giriṁ raivatakaṁ yayau

Translation

Once, while Dvivida was thus engaged in harassing the neighboring kingdoms and polluting women of respectable families, he heard very sweet singing coming from Raivataka Mountain. So he went there.

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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.

Sweet Singing Draws Dvivida to Raivataka

  1. 1

    Dvivida continued harassing the neighboring kingdoms.

  2. 2

    He was also polluting women of respectable families. His conduct brought harm to people as well as places.

  3. 3

    He heard very sweet singing coming from Raivataka Mountain. Hearing it, he went there.

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:

After thus disrupting the entire land and polluting many young women of respectable families, Dvivida came upon Raivataka Mountain, where he found Lord Baladeva enjoying in the company of a bevy of attractive women. 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.
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. deśānthe various kingdoms
  3. viprakurvandisturbing
  4. dūṣayancontaminating
  5. caand
  6. kulaof respectable families
  7. striyaḥthe women
  8. śrutvāhearing
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “heard”, “hearing”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.67

    In this verse: “sweet”

  • 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

As I read, am I attentive both to Dvivida’s harmful conduct and to the change in the scene?

Practice

Reread the verse and identify what prompted Dvivida to go to Raivataka Mountain.

Live this todaySweet Singing Draws Dvivida to RaivatakaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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