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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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 75: Duryodhana Humiliated
10.75.3210.75.34-35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.33

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

यस्मिन् तदा मधुपतेर्महिषीसहस्रं

श्रोणीभरेण शनकै: क्व‍णदङ्‍‍घ्रिशोभम् ।

मध्ये सुचारु कुचकुङ्कुमशोणहारं

श्रीमन्मुखं प्रचलकुण्डलकुन्तलाढ्यम् ॥ ३३ ॥

yasmin tadā madhu-pater mahiṣī-sahasraṁ

śroṇī-bhareṇa śanakaiḥ kvaṇad-aṅghri-śobham

madhye su-cāru kuca-kuṅkuma-śoṇa-hāraṁ

śrīman-mukhaṁ pracala-kuṇḍala-kuntalāḍhyam

Translation

Lord Madhupati’s thousands of queens were also staying in the palace. Their feet moved slowly, weighed down by their hips, and the bells on their feet tinkled charmingly. Their waists were very slender, the kuṅkuma from their breasts reddened their pearl necklaces, and their swaying earrings and flowing locks of hair enhanced the exquisite beauty of their faces.

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.

Beauty Met With Envy and Lust

  1. 1

    Lord Madhupati's thousands of queens were staying in the palace. Their tinkling foot bells, pearl necklaces, earrings and flowing hair enhanced their beauty.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that seeing the beauties in the palace made Duryodhana envious.

  3. 3

    He became especially envious and lustful on seeing Draupadī. He had been captivated by her at her marriage selection assembly but had failed to achieve her.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “After looking at such beauties in the palace of King Yudhiṣṭhira, Duryodhana became envious.
  • He became especially envious and lustful upon seeing the beauty of Draupadī because he had cherished a special attraction for her from the very beginning of her marriage with the Pāṇḍavas.
  • In the marriage selection assembly of Draupadī, Duryodhana had also been present, and with other princes he had been very much captivated by the beauty of Draupadī, but he had failed to achieve her.”

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 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Attended by his subordinates and family members, he was manifesting magnificence equal to that of Lord Indra. At that time Duryodhana entered the hall in a fitful mood.
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. yasminin which
  2. tadāat that time
  3. madhuof Mathurā
  4. pateḥof the Lord
  5. mahiṣīthe queens
  6. sahasramthousands
  7. śroṇīof their hips
  8. bhareṇawith the weight
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.75

    In this verse: “lustful”

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 I notice beauty, does admiration turn into a desire to possess?

Practice

If possessive longing arises today, pause and recognize it before speaking or acting.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBeauty Met With Envy and LustThis 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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