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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

10.74.27-28 10.74.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.74.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्थं सभाजितं वीक्ष्य सर्वे प्राञ्जलयो जना: ।

नमो जयेति नेमुस्तं निपेतु: पुष्पवृष्टय: ॥ २९ ॥

itthaṁ sabhājitaṁ vīkṣya

sarve prāñjalayo janāḥ

namo jayeti nemus taṁ

nipetuḥ puṣpa-vṛṣṭayaḥ

Translation

When they saw Lord Kṛṣṇa thus honored, nearly all who were present joined their palms reverentially, exclaiming “Obeisances to You! All victory to You!” and then bowed down to Him. Flowers rained down from above.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Join Together in Honoring Kṛṣṇa

1
Nearly everyone present responded reverentially when they saw Lord Kṛṣṇa honored.
2
They joined their palms and exclaimed, “Obeisances to You! All victory to You!”
3
They bowed down to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and flowers rained down from above.

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

Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then everyone shouted, “All victory, all victory!” and bowed down to Lord Kṛṣṇa as flowers rained down from above. Śiśupāla, however, could not tolerate this worship and glorification of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.74