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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 75: Duryodhana Humiliated
10.75.1010.75.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.75.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

चित्रध्वजपताकाग्रैरिभेन्द्रस्यन्दनार्वभि: ।

स्वलङ्कृतैर्भटैर्भूपा निर्ययू रुक्‍ममालिन: ॥ ११ ॥

citra-dhvaja-patākāgrair

ibhendra-syandanārvabhiḥ

sv-alaṅkṛtair bhaṭair bhūpā

niryayū rukma-mālinaḥ

Translation

All the kings, wearing gold necklaces, then set off for the Yamunā. They had flags and banners of various colors and were accompanied by infantrymen and well-adorned soldiers riding lordly elephants, chariots and horses.

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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.

A Splendid Procession to the Yamunā

  1. 1

    All the kings set off for the Yamunā wearing gold necklaces.

  2. 2

    Flags and banners of various colors accompanied the procession.

  3. 3

    Infantrymen and well-adorned soldiers accompanied the kings, with lordly elephants, chariots and horses.

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 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Yudhiṣṭhira put on new clothes and worshiped the learned brāhmaṇas, his family, friends and well-wishers, each in the particular manner suitable for them, and offered them all various gifts. The guests then departed for their homes.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.75
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. citraof various colors
  2. dhvajawith flags
  3. patākaand banners
  4. agraiḥexcellent
  5. ibhawith elephants
  6. indralordly
  7. syandanachariots
  8. arvabhiḥand horses
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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 10.75

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.75

    In this verse: “infantrymen”

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 this description help me appreciate the care given to the procession?

Practice

Reread the verse and notice three details that make the procession vivid.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Splendid Procession to the YamunāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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