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Canto 10 · Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba
10.68.2610.68.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.68.27

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Kuru noblessince 10.68.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अलं यदूनां नरदेवलाञ्छनै-

र्दातु: प्रतीपै: फणिनामिवामृतम् ।

येऽस्मत्प्रसादोपचिता हि यादवा

आज्ञापयन्त्यद्य गतत्रपा बत ॥ २७ ॥

alaṁ yadūnāṁ naradeva-lāñchanair

dātuḥ pratīpaiḥ phaṇinām ivāmṛtam

ye ’smat-prasādopacitā hi yādavā

ājñāpayanty adya gata-trapā bata

Translation

No longer should the Yadus be allowed to use these royal symbols, which now cause trouble for those who gave them, like milk fed to poisonous snakes. Having prospered by our grace, these Yādavas have now lost all shame and are daring to command us!

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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.

Pride Turns Favors Into Claims

  1. 1

    The Kurus wanted to stop the Yadus from using royal symbols.

  2. 2

    They compared those symbols to milk fed to poisonous snakes, claiming that their gifts now harmed the givers.

  3. 3

    They insisted that the Yādavas had prospered by their grace and called them shameless for daring to give commands. These were the Kurus’ accusations, not an impartial judgment.

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 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

No longer will we extend to them royal privileges.” Having said this, the Kaurava nobles went inside their city, and Lord Baladeva decided that the only way to deal with those who are maddened by false prestige is through brute punishment.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.68
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. alamenough
  2. yadūnāmfor the Yadus
  3. nara-devaof kings
  4. lāñchanaiḥwith the symbols
  5. dātuḥfor the giver
  6. pratīpaiḥadverse
  7. phaṇināmfor snakes
  8. ivajust like
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.68

    In this verse: “grace”

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

Do I expect obedience from people because I have helped them?

Practice

Recall one favor you have done, and refrain today from using it to demand your own way.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPride Turns Favors Into ClaimsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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