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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
10.76.110.76.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.2

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

शिशुपालसख: शाल्वो रुक्‍मिण्युद्वाह आगत: ।

यदुभिर्निर्जित: सङ्ख्ये जरासन्धादयस्तथा ॥ २ ॥

śiśupāla-sakhaḥ śālvo

rukmiṇy-udvāha āgataḥ

yadubhir nirjitaḥ saṅkhye

jarāsandhādayas tathā

Translation

Śālva was a friend of Śiśupāla’s. When he attended the wedding of Rukmiṇī, the Yadu warriors defeated him in battle, along with Jarāsandha and the other kings.

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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.

Śālva’s Defeat at Rukmiṇī’s Wedding

  1. 1

    Śālva was a friend of Śiśupāla’s and attended the wedding of Rukmiṇī.

  2. 2

    The Yadu warriors defeated Śālva in battle.

  3. 3

    Jarāsandha and the other kings were also defeated. Śālva was not alone in this defeat.

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:

Śālva was one of the kings who had been defeated at the time of Rukmiṇī-devī’s marriage. Having vowed then that he would rid the earth of all the Yādavas, he began worshiping Lord Śiva each day by eating only a palmful of dust.
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. śiśupāla-sakhaḥa friend of Śiśupāla’s
  2. śālvaḥnamed Śālva
  3. rukmiṇī-udvāheto Rukmiṇī’s wedding
  4. āgataḥhaving come
  5. yadubhiḥby the Yadus
  6. nirjitaḥdefeated
  7. saṅkhyein battle
  8. jarāsandha-ādayaḥJarāsandha and others
  9. tathāas well
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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 10.76

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “friend”

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 does this verse tell me about Śālva’s connection with the defeated kings?

Practice

Write one sentence summarizing Śālva’s friendship and his defeat.

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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 todayŚālva’s Defeat at Rukmiṇī’s WeddingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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