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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 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis
10.76.1310.76.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.76.14-15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.76.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सात्यकिश्चारुदेष्णश्च साम्बोऽक्रूर: सहानुज: ।

हार्दिक्यो भानुविन्दश्च गदश्च शुकसारणौ ॥ १४ ॥

अपरे च महेष्वासा रथयूथपयूथपा: ।

निर्ययुर्दंशिता गुप्ता रथेभाश्वपदातिभि: ॥ १५ ॥

sātyakiś cārudeṣṇaś ca

sāmbo ’krūraḥ sahānujaḥ

hārdikyo bhānuvindaś ca

gadaś ca śuka-sāraṇau

apare ca maheṣv-āsā

ratha-yūthapa-yūthapāḥ

niryayur daṁśitā guptā

rathebhāśva-padātibhiḥ

Translation

The chief commanders of the chariot warriors — Sātyaki, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba, Akrūra and his younger brothers, along with Hārdikya, Bhānuvinda, Gada, Śuka and Sāraṇa — went out of the city with many other eminent bowmen, all girded in armor and protected by contingents of soldiers riding on chariots, elephants and horses, and also by companies of infantry.

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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.

The Warriors Go Out Together

  1. 1

    Sātyaki, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba, Akrūra and the other chief commanders went out of the city together.

  2. 2

    Many other eminent bowmen accompanied them. All were girded in armor.

  3. 3

    Soldiers on chariots, elephants and horses protected them, along with companies of infantry.

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 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Pradyumna, Sātyaki and the other Yadu heroes saw the plight of Dvārakā and her residents, they went out to do battle with Śālva’s forces. Pradyumna, the best of warriors, destroyed with His divine weapons all of Śālva’s illusory magic, and He also bewildered Śālva himself.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.76
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sātyakiḥ cārudeṣṇaḥ caSātyaki and Cārudeṣṇa
  2. sāmbaḥSāmba
  3. akrūraḥand Akrūra
  4. sahawith
  5. anujaḥyounger brothers
  6. hārdikyaḥHārdikya
  7. bhānuvindaḥBhānuvinda
  8. caand
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “protected”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “infantry”

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

What details help you see how carefully the warriors were prepared and supported?

Practice

Reread the translation and identify the four groups of soldiers supporting the commanders.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.76's connections

Live this todayThe Warriors Go Out TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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