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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

10.71.29 10.71.31-32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.30

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

एवं सुहृद्भ‍ि: पर्यस्त: पुण्यश्लोकशिखामणि: ।

संस्तूयमानो भगवान् विवेशालङ्कृतं पुरम् ॥ ३० ॥

evaṁ suhṛdbhiḥ paryastaḥ

puṇya-śloka-śikhāmaṇiḥ

saṁstūyamāno bhagavān

viveśālaṅkṛtaṁ puram

Translation

Thus surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of the justly renowned, entered the decorated city.

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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.

Make Kṛṣṇa’s Glories Your Conversation

1
Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the decorated city surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides.
2
He is described as the crest jewel of the justly renowned.
3
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the people spoke among themselves about the Lord’s glories. They praised His transcendental name, qualities and form.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “While Lord Kṛṣṇa was entering the city, all the people were talking amongst themselves about the glories of the Lord, praising His transcendental name, quality, form, etc.”

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

Chapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Lord Kṛṣṇa had properly greeted everyone, He entered the city as a fanfare of many musical instruments played and reverential hymns were chanted. The women of the city scattered flowers down from the rooftops, remarking on the extreme good fortune of the Lord’s queens.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.71