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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
10.75.34-3510.75.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.36

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.75.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्र दुर्योधनो मानी परीतो भ्रातृभिर्नृप ।

किरीटमाली न्यविशदसिहस्त: क्षिपन् रुषा ॥ ३६ ॥

tatra duryodhano mānī

parīto bhrātṛbhir nṛpa

kirīṭa-mālī nyaviśad

asi-hastaḥ kṣipan ruṣā

Translation

Proud Duryodhana, holding a sword in his hand and wearing a crown and necklace, angrily went into the palace in the company of his brothers, O King, insulting the doorkeepers as he entered.

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.

Pride and Anger Produce Harsh Speech

  1. 1

    Duryodhana entered the palace proudly, wearing a crown and necklace and holding a sword, accompanied by his brothers.

  2. 2

    He insulted the doorkeepers as he entered in anger.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that he was always in an envious and angry mood. Even a slight provocation led him to speak sharply.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes that Duryodhana “was always in an envious and angry mood, and therefore, on a slight provocation, he spoke sharply with the doorkeepers and became angry.”

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:

At that time Duryodhana entered the hall in a fitful mood. Bewildered by the mystic craft of Maya Dānava, Duryodhana mistook parts of the solid floor for water and thus lifted his garment, while in one place he fell into the water, mistaking it for the solid floor.
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. tatrathere
  2. duryodhanaḥDuryodhana
  3. mānīproud
  4. parītaḥsurrounded
  5. bhrātṛbhiḥby his brothers
  6. nṛpaO King
  7. kirīṭawearing a crown
  8. mālīand a necklace
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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

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.75

    In this verse: “proud”, “proudly”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.75

    In this verse: “king”

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

Does a small irritation bring out harshness that has already been growing within me?

Practice

At the next small irritation today, pause before speaking and answer without an insult.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPride and Anger Produce Harsh SpeechThis 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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