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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
10.72.2710.72.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.72.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

युद्धं नो देहि राजेन्द्र द्वन्द्वशो यदि मन्यसे ।

युद्धार्थिनो वयं प्राप्ता राजन्या नान्यकाङ्‍‍क्षिण: ॥ २८ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

yuddhaṁ no dehi rājendra

dvandvaśo yadi manyase

yuddhārthino vayaṁ prāptā

rājanyā nānya-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: O exalted King, give us battle in the form of a duel, if you think it fitting. We are princes and have come to beg a fight. We have no other request to make of you.

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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 Supreme Lord States His Request

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, addressed Jarāsandha as an exalted king.

  2. 2

    He asked for battle in the form of a duel, if the king thought it fitting.

  3. 3

    He plainly stated that they were princes who had come to beg a fight and wanted nothing else.

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:

At that point Lord Kṛṣṇa discarded His disguise and asked Jarāsandha to fight Him in one-to-one combat. But Jarāsandha refused, claiming that Kṛṣṇa was a coward because He had once fled the battlefield.
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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Lord (Kṛṣṇa) said
  2. yuddhambattle
  3. naḥto us
  4. dehiplease give
  5. rāja-indraO exalted King
  6. dvandvaśaḥas a one-on-one duel
  7. yadiif
  8. manyaseyou think it proper
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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”

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

Can I express a request clearly while still addressing someone respectfully?

Practice

When making a request today, state it simply and respectfully, without hiding what you want.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord States His RequestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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