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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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

10.71.6 10.71.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.71.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ब्रह्मवेषधरो गत्वा तं भिक्षेत वृकोदर: ।

हनिष्यति न सन्देहो द्वैरथे तव सन्निधौ ॥ ७ ॥

brahma-veṣa-dharo gatvā

taṁ bhikṣeta vṛkodaraḥ

haniṣyati na sandeho

dvai-rathe tava sannidhau

Translation

Bhīma should go to him disguised as a brāhmaṇa and beg charity. Thus he will obtain single combat with Jarāsandha, and in Your presence Bhīma will no doubt kill him.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Confidence in Kṛṣṇa’s Presence

1
Uddhava proposed that Bhīma approach Jarāsandha disguised as a brāhmaṇa and beg charity.
2
The charity Bhīma should request was a one-to-one fight with Jarāsandha.
3
Uddhava was certain that, in Kṛṣṇa’s presence, Bhīma would kill Jarāsandha.

Key points from the purport

The idea is that Bhīma should beg as charity a one-to-one fight with Jarāsandha.

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:

“King Jarāsandha can be killed only by Bhīma, and since Jarāsandha is very devoted to the brāhmaṇas, Bhīma should disguise himself as a brāhmaṇa, go to Jarāsandha and beg a fight from him. Then, in Your presence, Bhīma will defeat the demon.”

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