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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.5010.74.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.51

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.74.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

राजसूयावभृथ्येन स्‍नातो राजा युधिष्ठिर: ।

ब्रह्मक्षत्रसभामध्ये शुशुभे सुरराडिव ॥ ५१ ॥

rājasūyāvabhṛthyena

snāto rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

brahma-kṣatra-sabhā-madhye

śuśubhe sura-rāḍ iva

Translation

Purified in the final, avabhṛthya ritual, which marked the successful completion of the Rājasūya sacrifice, King Yudhiṣṭhira shone among the assembled brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas like the King of the demigods himself.

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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.

Purification Marks the Sacrifice’s Completion

  1. 1

    The final avabhṛthya ritual marked the successful completion of the Rājasūya sacrifice.

  2. 2

    King Yudhiṣṭhira was purified by this concluding ritual.

  3. 3

    Among the assembled brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas, he shone like the King of the demigods.

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:

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice having now been completed, Lord Kṛṣṇa took His leave from the King and set off for Dvārakā in the company of His wives and ministers. Duryodhana could not bear to see this abundant manifestation of King Yudhiṣṭhira’s prosperity, but apart from him, everyone happily praised the glories of the Rājasūya sacrifice and of the Lord of all sacrifices, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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. rājasūyaof the Rājasūya sacrifice
  2. avabhṛthyenaby the final, avabhṛtya ritual
  3. snātaḥbathed
  4. rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥKing Yudhiṣṭhira
  5. brahma-kṣatraof brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas
  6. sabhāof the assembly
  7. madhyein the midst
  8. śuśubhehe appeared brilliant
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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 10.74

    In this verse: “king”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “purified”

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 does the concluding ritual help me appreciate the sacrifice’s successful completion?

Practice

Read the verse once, giving special attention to purification and completion.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurification Marks the Sacrifice’s CompletionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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