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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
10.76.2410.76.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.25

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.76.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

शाल्वानीकपशस्‍त्रौघैर्वृष्णिवीरा भृशार्दिता: ।

न तत्यजू रणं स्वं स्वं लोकद्वयजिगीषव: ॥ २५ ॥

śālvānīkapa-śastraughair

vṛṣṇi-vīrā bhṛśārditāḥ

na tatyajū raṇaṁ svaṁ svaṁ

loka-dvaya-jigīṣavaḥ

Translation

Because the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan were eager for victory in this world and the next, they did not abandon their assigned posts on the battlefield, even though the downpour of weapons hurled by Śālva’s commanders tormented them.

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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.

Steadfast in Their Assigned Duty

  1. 1

    The heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan did not abandon their assigned posts, even when Śālva’s commanders tormented them with weapons.

  2. 2

    They were determined either to die on the battlefield or to gain victory.

  3. 3

    They trusted that death in battle would bring them to a heavenly planet, while victory would allow them to enjoy the world.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “The heroes of the Yadu dynasty were determined to either die on the battlefield or gain victory.
  • They were confident of the fact that if they would die in the fighting they would attain a heavenly planet, and if they would come out victorious they would enjoy the world.”

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 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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.76
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śālvaof Śālva
  2. anīka-paof the leaders of the army
  3. śastraof weapons
  4. oghaiḥby floods
  5. vṛṣṇi-vīrāḥthe heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan
  6. bhṛśaextremely
  7. arditāḥpained
  8. na tatyajuḥthey did not abandon
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “death”

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 helps me remain steady in an assigned responsibility when it becomes difficult?

Practice

Complete one responsibility today that you have been tempted to leave unfinished.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteadfast in Their Assigned DutyThis 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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