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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
10.72.610.72.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.72.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 10.72.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

सम्यग् व्यवसितं राजन् भवता शत्रुकर्शन ।

कल्याणी येन ते कीर्तिर्लोकाननु भविष्यति ॥ ७ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

samyag vyavasitaṁ rājan

bhavatā śatru-karśana

kalyāṇī yena te kīrtir

lokān anubhaviṣyati

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Your decision is perfect, O King, and thus your noble fame will spread to all the worlds, O tormentor of your enemies.

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.

Kṛṣṇa Approves and Empowers His Devotee

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa approved Yudhiṣṭhira’s decision to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice.

  2. 2

    He also agreed that there is nothing unfair in different results for those who worship Him and those who do not.

  3. 3

    By calling Yudhiṣṭhira the tormentor of enemies, Kṛṣṇa imparted the potency to conquer the enemy kings. He predicted that the King’s noble fame would spread throughout the worlds, and it has.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa here concurs with King Yudhiṣṭhira’s decision that the Rājasūya sacrifice should be performed.
  • The great Bhāgavatam commentators point out that by addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira as śatru-karśana, “tormentor of enemies,” Lord Kṛṣṇa is imparting to him the potency to conquer all the enemy kings.
  • Thus Kṛṣṇa predicted that King Yudhiṣṭhira’s noble fame would spread to all the worlds, and in fact it has.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa extolled Yudhiṣṭhira’s proposition: “Your scheme is so excellent that it will spread your fame throughout the universe. Indeed, all living beings should desire that this sacrifice be performed.
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 said
  2. samyakperfectly
  3. vyavasitamdetermined
  4. rājanO King
  5. bhavatāby you
  6. śatruof enemies
  7. karśanaO tormentor
  8. kalyāṇīauspicious
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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”, “kings”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.72

    In this verse: “worship”

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

Do I look to Kṛṣṇa for the ability to carry out devotional service?

Practice

Before beginning a small devotional task today, pray for Kṛṣṇa’s help to complete it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Approves and Empowers His DevoteeThis 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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