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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 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
10.70.1410.70.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.70.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणी सारथेस्तमथारुहत् ।

सात्यक्युद्धवसंयुक्त: पूर्वाद्रिमिव भास्कर: ॥ १५ ॥

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī

sārathes tam athāruhat

sātyaky-uddhava-saṁyuktaḥ

pūrvādrim iva bhāskaraḥ

Translation

Holding on to His charioteer’s hands, Lord Kṛṣṇa would mount the chariot, together with Sātyaki and Uddhava, just like the sun rising over the easternmost mountain.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Accepts His Charioteer’s Hands

  1. 1

    The charioteer stood with joined palms. Lord Kṛṣṇa held those joined hands with His right hand as He mounted the chariot.

  2. 2

    Sātyaki and Uddhava joined Lord Kṛṣṇa on the chariot.

  3. 3

    The Lord mounting His chariot is compared to the sun rising over the easternmost mountain.

Key points from the purport
  • The ācāryas point out that the Lord’s chariot driver would stand with joined palms and that the Lord, holding on to his joined hands with His right hand, would mount the chariot.

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

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord’s chariot driver, Dāruka, would bring His chariot, and the Lord would mount it and drive to the royal assembly hall. When He would take His seat in the assembly, surrounded by the Yādavas, He would appear like the moon surrounded by the circle of stars called nakṣatras.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.70
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gṛhītvātaking
  2. pāṇināwith His hand
  3. pāṇīthe hands
  4. sāratheḥof His chariot driver
  5. tamit
  6. athathen
  7. āruhatHe mounted
  8. sātyaki-uddhavaby Sātyaki and Uddhava
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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

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

What draws my attention in this scene of the Lord accepting His charioteer’s service?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa taking His charioteer’s joined hands and mounting the chariot.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.70's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Accepts His Charioteer’s HandsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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