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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
10.72.310.72.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.4

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 10.72.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वत्पादुके अविरतं परि ये चरन्ति

ध्यायन्त्यभद्रनशने शुचयो गृणन्ति ।

विन्दन्ति ते कमलनाभ भवापवर्ग-

माशासते यदि त आशिष ईश नान्ये ॥ ४ ॥

tvat-pāduke avirataṁ pari ye caranti

dhyāyanty abhadra-naśane śucayo gṛṇanti

vindanti te kamala-nābha bhavāpavargam

āśāsate yadi ta āśiṣa īśa nānye

Translation

Purified persons who constantly serve, meditate upon and glorify Your shoes, which destroy everything inauspicious, are sure to obtain freedom from material existence, O lotus-naveled one. Even if they desire something in this world, they obtain it, whereas others — those who do not take shelter of You — are never satisfied, O Lord.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Taking Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Fulfills Life

  1. 1

    Purified persons who constantly serve, meditate upon and glorify the Lord’s shoes attain freedom from material existence. Those who do not take shelter of Him remain unsatisfied.

  2. 2

    Liberated, Kṛṣṇa conscious persons do not desire material opulence or even liberation. Their desires are fulfilled by Kṛṣṇa conscious activities.

  3. 3

    Taking shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet brings the highest perfection, just as watering a tree’s root nourishes the whole tree. Yudhiṣṭhira wanted the world to recognize Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in this connection that liberated, Kṛṣṇa conscious persons “do not even desire to become freed from this material existence or to enjoy material opulences; their desires are fulfilled by Kṛṣṇa conscious activities.
  • But in this world there are some whose hearts are contaminated and who thus think You are not the Supreme Personality of Godhead but an ordinary man.
  • And when they are directly shown that You, Lord Kṛṣṇa, are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the arrow piercing our heart will be removed.”

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:

They will also be able to see Your lotus feet.” Lord Kṛṣṇa extolled Yudhiṣṭhira’s proposition: “Your scheme is so excellent that it will spread your fame throughout the universe.
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. tvatYour
  2. pādukeslippers
  3. aviratamconstantly
  4. parifully
  5. yewho
  6. carantiserve
  7. dhyāyantimeditate upon
  8. abhadraof inauspicious things
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “glorify”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “purified”

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

Where am I seeking satisfaction apart from shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute meditating on Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and asking for shelter in His service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTaking Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Fulfills LifeThis 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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