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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
10.72.4010.72.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.41

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.72.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सञ्चिन्त्यारिवधोपायं भीमस्यामोघदर्शन: ।

दर्शयामास विटपं पाटयन्निव संज्ञया ॥ ४१ ॥

sañcintyārī-vadhopāyaṁ

bhīmasyāmogha-darśanaḥ

darśayām āsa viṭapaṁ

pāṭayann iva saṁjñayā

Translation

Having determined how to kill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhīma by tearing in half a small branch of a tree.

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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 Gives an Infallible Sign

  1. 1

    The Lord determined how to kill the enemy.

  2. 2

    He is described as the Lord of infallible vision.

  3. 3

    He communicated His direction to Bhīma by tearing a small tree branch in half.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa then split a small tree branch in half, thus showing Bhīma how to kill Jarāsandha. Bhīma threw Jarāsandha to the ground, stepped on one of his legs, seized the other with his arms and proceeded to tear him apart from his genitals to his head.
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. sañcintyahaving thought
  2. aritheir enemy
  3. vadhafor killing
  4. upāyamabout the means
  5. bhīmasyato Bhīma
  6. amogha-darśanaḥthe Supreme Lord, whose vision is infallible
  7. darśayām āsashowed
  8. viṭapama tree branch
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

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

What does the description “Lord of infallible vision” invite you to appreciate about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, pausing over “infallible vision” to reflect on the reliability of the Lord’s guidance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Gives an Infallible SignThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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