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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
10.71.2110.71.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:With pleasing words the Lordsince 10.71.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो द‍ृषद्वतीं तीर्त्वा मुकुन्दोऽथ सरस्वतीम् ।

पञ्चालानथ मत्स्यांश्च शक्रप्रस्थमथागमत् ॥ २२ ॥

tato dṛṣadvatīṁ tīrtvā

mukundo ’tha sarasvatīm

pañcālān atha matsyāṁś ca

śakra-prastham athāgamat

Translation

After crossing the rivers Dṛṣadvatī and Sarasvatī, He passed through Pañcāla and Matsya and finally came to Indraprastha.

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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.

The Lord Arrives at Indraprastha

  1. 1

    The Lord crossed the rivers Dṛṣadvatī and Sarasvatī.

  2. 2

    He then passed through Pañcāla and Matsya.

  3. 3

    Finally, He came to Indraprastha. The verse brings His journey to its destination.

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:

Yudhiṣṭhira repeatedly embraced Lord Kṛṣṇa, losing external consciousness in his ecstasy. Then Bhīmasena, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and others each embraced or bowed down to Him, as was appropriate.
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. tataḥthen
  2. dṛṣadvatīmthe river Dṛṣadvatī
  3. tīrtvācrossing
  4. mukundaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. athathen
  6. sarasvatīmthe river Sarasvatī
  7. pañcālānthe Pañcāla province
  8. athathen
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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

How does following the Lord’s journey help you give attention to Him?

Practice

Read the route aloud once, ending with the Lord’s arrival at Indraprastha.

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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 10.71's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Arrives at IndraprasthaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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