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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
10.71.1010.71.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.71.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इत्युद्धववचो राजन् सर्वतोभद्रमच्युतम् ।

देवर्षिर्यदुवृद्धाश्च कृष्णश्च प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥ ११ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ity uddhava-vaco rājan

sarvato-bhadram acyutam

devarṣir yadu-vṛddhāś ca

kṛṣṇaś ca pratyapūjayan

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Devarṣi Nārada, the Yadu elders and Lord Kṛṣṇa all welcomed Uddhava’s proposal, which was entirely auspicious and infallible.

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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.

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  1. 1

    Devarṣi Nārada, the Yadu elders and Lord Kṛṣṇa welcomed Uddhava’s entirely auspicious and infallible proposal.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that Uddhava’s proposal was fortified by logical reasoning.

  3. 3

    The senior Yadus welcomed the proposal, but young princes such as Aniruddha wanted to fight Jarāsandha’s army immediately.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the term acyutam indicates that Uddhava’s proposal was “fortified by logical reasoning.”
  • Furthermore, Śukadeva Gosvāmī specifically indicates by the term yadu-vṛddhāḥ that it was the senior members, not the junior ones, who welcomed the proposal.
  • Young princes such as Aniruddha did not like Uddhava’s proposal, since they were eager to fight Jarāsandha’s army immediately.

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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nārada Muni, the Yādava elders and Lord Kṛṣṇa praised Uddhava’s plan, and Lord Kṛṣṇa proceeded to mount His chariot and head for Indraprastha, followed by His devoted queens. Soon Lord Kṛṣṇa arrived in that city.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.71
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itithus stated
  3. uddhava-vacaḥthe words of Uddhava
  4. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
  5. sarvataḥin all ways
  6. bhadramauspicious
  7. acyutaminfallible
  8. deva-ṛṣiḥthe sage of the demigods, Nārada
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “king”

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

When eagerness pushes me to act immediately, am I willing to listen to sound counsel?

Practice

Before making one decision today, pause to consider the reasoning behind advice you have received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWelcome Sound, Auspicious CounselThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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