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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
10.72.1410.72.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.72.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रुत्वाजितं जरासन्धं नृपतेर्ध्यायतो हरि: ।

आहोपायं तमेवाद्य उद्धवो यमुवाच ह ॥ १५ ॥

śrutvājitaṁ jarāsandhaṁ

nṛpater dhyāyato hariḥ

āhopāyaṁ tam evādya

uddhavo yam uvāca ha

Translation

When King Yudhiṣṭhira heard that Jarāsandha remained undefeated, he set to pondering, and then the primeval Lord, Hari, told him the means Uddhava had described for defeating Jarāsandha.

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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 Provides a Way Forward

  1. 1

    Yudhiṣṭhira heard that Jarāsandha remained undefeated.

  2. 2

    As the king pondered this difficulty, the primeval Lord, Hari, spoke to him.

  3. 3

    The Lord explained the means Uddhava had described for defeating Jarāsandha.

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 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As King Yudhiṣṭhira pondered how he could subdue Jarāsandha, Śrī Kṛṣṇa revealed to him the means for doing so, following the previous advice of Uddhava. Bhīma, Arjuna and Śrī Kṛṣṇa then disguised themselves as brāhmaṇas and went to the palace of Jarāsandha, who was very devoted to the brahminical class.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.72
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrutvāhearing
  2. ajitamunconquered
  3. jarāsandhamJarāsandha
  4. nṛpateḥthe King
  5. dhyāyataḥas he pondered
  6. hariḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  7. āhatold
  8. upāyamthe means
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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 10.72

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “heard”

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 I meet a difficulty, do I make room to consider the Lord’s guidance?

Practice

Pause over one difficulty today and reread this verse before deciding your next step.

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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 10.72's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Provides a Way ForwardThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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