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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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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

10.76.16 10.76.18-19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.17

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

ताश्च सौभपतेर्माया दिव्यास्‍त्रै रुक्‍मिणीसुत: ।

क्षणेन नाशयामास नैशं तम इवोष्णगु: ॥ १७ ॥

tāś ca saubha-pater māyā

divyāstrai rukmiṇī-sutaḥ

kṣaṇena nāśayām āsa

naiśaṁ tama ivoṣṇa-guḥ

Translation

With His divine weapons Pradyumna instantly destroyed all of Śālva’s magic illusions, in the same way that the warm rays of the sun dissipate the darkness of night.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Divine Weapons Dispel Magic Illusions

1
Pradyumna used His divine weapons against Śālva’s magic illusions.
2
He destroyed all those illusions instantly. They could not withstand His divine weapons.
3
His victory is compared to the warm rays of the sun dissipating the darkness of night.

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

Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Pradyumna, the best of warriors, destroyed with His divine weapons all of Śālva’s illusory magic, and He also bewildered Śālva himself. Thus Śālva’s airplane began wandering aimlessly on the earth, in the sky and on the tops of mountains.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.76

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tāḥthose
caand
saubha-pateḥof the master of Saubha
māyāḥthe magic illusions
divyadivine
astraiḥwith weapons
rukmiṇī-sutaḥthe son of Rukmiṇī (Pradyumna)
kṣaṇenain an instant

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 10.76
In this verse: “illusions”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the image of sunlight dispelling darkness reveal about Pradyumna’s power?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and spend a moment appreciating Pradyumna’s divine power.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDivine Weapons Dispel Magic IllusionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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