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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 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
10.7.2210.7.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.23

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.7.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नापश्यत्कश्चनात्मानं परं चापि विमोहित: ।

तृणावर्तनिसृष्टाभि: शर्कराभिरुपद्रुत: ॥ २३ ॥

nāpaśyat kaścanātmānaṁ

paraṁ cāpi vimohitaḥ

tṛṇāvarta-nisṛṣṭābhiḥ

śarkarābhir upadrutaḥ

Translation

Because of the bits of sand thrown about by Tṛṇāvarta, people could not see themselves or anyone else, and thus they were illusioned and disturbed.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Blinding Sand Leaves Everyone Disturbed

  1. 1

    Tṛṇāvarta threw bits of sand about, disturbing the people.

  2. 2

    The sand prevented them from seeing themselves or anyone else.

  3. 3

    Unable to see, they became bewildered and disturbed.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

She was so astonished that she had to put the child down, and in the meantime Tṛṇāvarta, one of the servants of Kaṁsa, appeared there as a whirlwind and took the child away. The whole tract of land known as Gokula became surcharged with dust, no one could see where the child had been taken, and all the gopīs were overwhelmed because He had been taken away in the dust storm.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanot
  2. apaśyatsaw
  3. kaścanaanyone
  4. ātmānamhimself
  5. param ca apior another
  6. vimohitaḥbeing illusioned
  7. tṛṇāvarta-nisṛṣṭābhiḥthrown by Tṛṇāvartāsura
  8. śarkarābhiḥby the sands
  9. upadrutaḥand thus being disturbed
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “illusioned”

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

How does this description help me appreciate the people’s bewilderment?

Practice

Reread the verse and notice how the loss of sight is connected with the people’s disturbance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBlinding Sand Leaves Everyone DisturbedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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