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  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.3110.74.33-34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.32

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śiśupālasince 10.74.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यूयं पात्रविदां श्रेष्ठा मा मन्ध्वं बालभाषितम् ।

सदसस्पतय: सर्वे कृष्णो यत् सम्मतोऽर्हणे ॥ ३२ ॥

yūyaṁ pātra-vidāṁ śreṣṭhā

mā mandhvaṁ bāla-bhāṣītam

sadasas-patayaḥ sarve

kṛṣṇo yat sammato ’rhaṇe

Translation

O leaders of the assembly, you know best who is a fit candidate for being honored. Therefore you should not heed the words of a child when he claims that Kṛṣṇa deserves to be worshiped.

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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.

Do Not Dismiss Kṛṣṇa’s Worship

  1. 1

    Śiśupāla addressed the leaders as those who knew best who deserved honor.

  2. 2

    He urged them not to heed the words of a child who supported worshiping Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    His appeal sought to turn the assembly away from honoring the Lord. It expresses his opposition, not a reason to reject Kṛṣṇa’s worship.

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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He stood up from his seat and harshly rebuked the wise elders for choosing Kṛṣṇa to be worshiped first. “After all” he said, “this Kṛṣṇa is outside the system of Vedic social and spiritual orders and the society of respectable families.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.74
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yūyamall of you
  2. pātraof worthy candidates
  3. vidāmof knowers
  4. śreṣṭhāḥthe best
  5. mā mandhvamplease do not heed
  6. bālaof a boy
  7. bhāṣitamthe statements
  8. sadasaḥ-patayaḥO leaders of the assembly
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “worshiped”, “worshiping”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “child”

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

Can I recognize when dismissive language distracts me from honoring Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside one minute today to honor Kṛṣṇa with a respectful bow.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDo Not Dismiss Kṛṣṇa’s WorshipThis 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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