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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

10.68.7 10.68.9-10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.68.8

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

सोऽपविद्ध: कुरुश्रेष्ठ कुरुभिर्यदुनन्दन: ।

नामृष्यत्तदचिन्त्यार्भ: सिंह क्षुद्रमृगैरिव ॥ ८ ॥

so ’paviddhaḥ kuru-śreṣṭha

kurubhir yadu-nandanaḥ

nāmṛṣyat tad acintyārbhaḥ

siṁha kṣudra-mṛgair iva

Translation

O best of the Kurus, as Kṛṣṇa’s son Sāmba was being unjustly harassed by the Kurus, that darling of the Yadu dynasty did not tolerate their attack, any more than a lion would tolerate an attack by puny animals.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Son Displays Inconceivable Potency

1
The translation describes the Kurus’ attack on Sāmba as unjust harassment.
2
Sāmba, the darling of the Yadu dynasty, would not tolerate their attack, just as a lion would not tolerate an attack by puny animals.
3
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Sāmba was endowed with inconceivable potencies as the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport

Commenting on the word acintyārbha, Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in Kṛṣṇa: “Sāmba, the glorious son of the Yadu dynasty, [was] endowed with inconceivable potencies as the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

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

Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sāmba, the darling son of Jāmbavatī, kidnapped Duryodhana’s daughter Lakṣmaṇā from her svayaṁvara assembly. In response, the Kauravas joined forces to arrest him.

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