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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

10.68.11 10.68.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.68.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The angry Kurussince 10.68.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं बद्ध्वा विरथीकृत्य कृच्छ्रेण कुरवो युधि ।

कुमारं स्वस्य कन्यां च स्वपुरं जयिनोऽविशन् ॥ १२ ॥

taṁ baddhvā virathī-kṛtya

kṛcchreṇa kuravo yudhi

kumāraṁ svasya kanyāṁ ca

sva-puraṁ jayino ’viśan

Translation

Having deprived Sāmba of his chariot during the fight, the Kuru warriors tied him up with great difficulty and then returned victorious to their city, taking the young boy and their princess.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sāmba Is Captured With Great Difficulty

1
The Kuru warriors deprived Sāmba of his chariot during the fight.
2
Although Sāmba was a young boy, they tied him up only with great difficulty.
3
The Kurus returned victorious to their city, taking Sāmba and their princess with them.

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

Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Sāmba held them off single-handedly for some time, six warriors of the Kaurava party deprived him of his chariot, broke his bow to pieces, seized him, tied him up and brought both him and Lakṣmaṇā back to Hastināpura. When King Ugrasena heard of Sāmba’s capture, he called upon the Yādavas to retaliate.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.68