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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 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
10.73.1-610.73.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.73.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.73.1-6inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृष्णसन्दर्शनाह्लादध्वस्तसंरोधनक्लमा: ।

प्रशशंसुर्हृषीकेशं गीर्भि: प्राञ्जलयो नृपा: ॥ ७ ॥

kṛṣṇa-sandarśanāhlāda

dhvasta-saṁrodhana-klamāḥ

praśaśaṁsur hṛṣīkeśaṁ

gīrbhiḥ prāñjalayo nṛpāḥ

Translation

The ecstasy of beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa having dispelled the weariness of their imprisonment, the kings stood with joined palms and offered words of praise to that supreme master of the senses.

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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.

Joy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa Inspires Praise

  1. 1

    The ecstasy of beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa dispelled the kings’ weariness from imprisonment.

  2. 2

    The kings stood before Him with joined palms. Their response to seeing Him was respectful praise.

  3. 3

    They praised Kṛṣṇa as the supreme master of the senses.

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 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then they stood with joined palms and began to pray to Him. Seeing their imprisonment as an act of mercy by the Lord to smash their false pride, the kings prayed only to be granted whatever would facilitate their perpetual remembrance of His lotus feet.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.73
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa-sandarśanaof seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. āhlādaby the ecstasy
  3. dhvastaeradicated
  4. saṁrodhanaof imprisonment
  5. klamāḥwhose weariness
  6. praśaśaṁsuḥthey praised
  7. hṛṣīkā-īśamthe supreme master of the senses
  8. gīrbhiḥwith their words
  9. prāñjalayaḥwith joined palms
  10. nṛpāḥthe kings
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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 10.73

    In this verse: “kings”, “kings’”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “ecstasy”

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 might you use your words to praise Kṛṣṇa today?

Practice

Join your palms and offer one sentence of praise to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa Inspires PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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