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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.5210.74.54

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.53

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.74.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दुर्योधनमृते पापं कलिं कुरुकुलामयम् ।

यो न सेहे श्रियं स्फीतां द‍ृष्ट्वा पाण्डुसुतस्य ताम् ॥ ५३ ॥

duryodhanam ṛte pāpaṁ

kaliṁ kuru-kulāmayam

yo na sehe śrīyaṁ sphītāṁ

dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍu-sutasya tām

Translation

[All were satisfied] except sinful Duryodhana, the personification of the age of quarrel and the disease of the Kuru dynasty. He could not bear to see the flourishing opulence of the son of Pāṇḍu.

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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.

Envy Cannot Bear Another’s Prosperity

  1. 1

    While all others were satisfied, Duryodhana could not bear the flourishing opulence of the son of Pāṇḍu.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Duryodhana was very envious because of his sinful life. He appeared in the Kuru dynasty like a chronic disease that would destroy the whole family.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions that Duryodhana hated pure religious principles.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “Duryodhana by nature was very envious because of his sinful life, and he appeared in the dynasty of the Kurus as a chronic disease personified in order to destroy the whole family.”

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 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. duryodhanamDuryodhana
  2. ṛteexcept
  3. pāpamsinful
  4. kalimthe empowered expansion of the personality of Kali
  5. kuru-kulaof the Kuru dynasty
  6. āmayamthe disease
  7. yaḥwho
  8. na sehecould not tolerate
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

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

    In this verse: “sinful”

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

When another person prospers, do I feel glad or find it difficult to bear?

Practice

If envy arises today, pause and sincerely acknowledge one good thing about the other person’s success.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEnvy Cannot Bear Another’s ProsperityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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