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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 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
10.72.3510.72.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.72.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततश्चटचटाशब्दो वज्रनिष्पेससन्निभ: ।

गदयो: क्षिप्तयो राजन्दन्तयोरिव दन्तिनो: ॥ ३६ ॥

tataś caṭa-caṭā-śabdo

vajra-niṣpesa-sannibhaḥ

gadayoḥ kṣiptayo rājan

dantayor iva dantinoḥ

Translation

When Jarāsandha’s and Bhīmasena’s clubs loudly collided, O King, the sound was like the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants, or the crash of a thunderbolt in a flashing electrical storm.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Thunderous Sound of Colliding Clubs

  1. 1

    Jarāsandha’s and Bhīmasena’s clubs collided with a loud sound.

  2. 2

    The sound resembled the impact of the big tusks of two fighting elephants.

  3. 3

    It also resembled a thunderbolt crashing in a flashing electrical storm. The purport notes that this translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.

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

Further reading

Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus Jarāsandha handed Bhīma a club and took up another himself, and they all went outside the city to begin the fight. After the fight had gone on for some time, it became clear that the two opponents were too equally matched for either to gain victory.
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. tataḥthen
  2. caṭa-caṭā-śabdaḥthe clattering sound
  3. vajraof lightning
  4. niṣpeṣathe crash
  5. sannibhaḥresembling
  6. gadayoḥof their clubs
  7. kṣiptayoḥbeing swung
  8. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
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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

How do the two comparisons deepen your sense of the battle’s force?

Practice

Read the verse aloud once, giving careful attention to its descriptions of sound.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Thunderous Sound of Colliding ClubsThis 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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