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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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
10.74.5310.75.1-2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.54

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.74.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

य इदं कीर्तयेद् विष्णो: कर्म चैद्यवधादिकम् ।

राजमोक्षं वितानं च सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

ya idaṁ kīrtayed viṣṇoḥ

karma caidya-vadhādikam

rāja-mokṣaṁ vitānaṁ ca

sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

One who recites these activities of Lord Viṣṇu, including the killing of Śiśupāla, the deliverance of the kings and the performance of the Rājasūya sacrifice, is freed from all sins.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Reciting the Lord’s Activities Frees From Sin

  1. 1

    The verse encourages reciting the activities of Lord Viṣṇu.

  2. 2

    These activities include the killing of Śiśupāla, the deliverance of the kings and the performance of the Rājasūya sacrifice.

  3. 3

    One who recites these activities is freed from all sins.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice.”

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. yaḥwho
  2. idamthese
  3. kīrtayetchants
  4. viṣṇoḥof Lord Viṣṇu
  5. karmaactivities
  6. caidya-vadhathe killing of Śiśupāla
  7. ādikamand so on
  8. rājaof the kings (who were imprisoned by Jarāsandha)
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “recites”, “reciting”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.74

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

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

    In this verse: “sins”

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 can I make reciting the Lord’s activities a regular part of my devotional service?

Practice

Read this verse’s translation aloud today, attentively recalling the Lord’s activities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReciting the Lord’s Activities Frees From SinThis 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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