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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
10.75.3910.76.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.40

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

एतत्तेऽभिहितं राजन् यत्पृष्टोऽहमिह त्वया ।

सुयोधनस्य दौरात्म्यं राजसूये महाक्रतौ ॥ ४० ॥

etat te ’bhihitaṁ rājan

yat pṛṣṭo ’ham iha tvayā

suyodhanasya daurātmyaṁ

rājasūye mahā-kratau

Translation

I have now replied to your question, O King, concerning why Duryodhana was dissatisfied on the occasion of the great Rājasūya sacrifice.

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.

The Question About Duryodhana Is Answered

  1. 1

    The speaker tells the King that his question has now been answered.

  2. 2

    The question concerned Duryodhana’s dissatisfaction at the great Rājasūya sacrifice.

  3. 3

    This verse closes the explanation by returning to the question that prompted it.

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-fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Duryodhana Humiliated.”

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:

Although Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira tried to stop them, Lord Kṛṣṇa encouraged their laughter. Thoroughly embarrassed, Duryodhana left the assembly hall in a fury and immediately departed for Hastināpura.
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. etatthis
  2. teto you
  3. abhihitamspoken
  4. rājanO King
  5. yatwhat
  6. pṛṣṭaḥasked
  7. ahamI
  8. ihain this regard
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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: “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

Can I explain in simple words what question this account has answered?

Practice

Write one sentence stating the question about Duryodhana that this verse brings to a close.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Question About Duryodhana Is AnsweredThis 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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