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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis
10.76.2610.76.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.27

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

प्रद्युम्नं गदया शीर्णवक्ष:स्थलमरिंदमम् ।

अपोवाह रणात्सूतो धर्मविद् दारुकात्मज: ॥ २७ ॥

pradyumnaṁ gadayā sīrṇa-

vakṣaḥ-sthalam ariṁ-damam

apovāha raṇāt sūto

dharma-vid dārukātmajaḥ

Translation

Pradyumna’s driver, the son of Dāruka, thought that his valiant master’s chest had been shattered by the club. Knowing well his religious duty, he removed Pradyumna from the battlefield.

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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.

Loving Concern Moves the Lord’s Devotee

  1. 1

    Pradyumna’s driver, the son of Dāruka, thought his master’s chest had been shattered. Knowing his religious duty, he removed Him from the battlefield.

  2. 2

    Lord Pradyumna actually has a sac-cid-ānanda body—an eternal, spiritual form that mundane weapons can never wound.

  3. 3

    The blow would have torn apart an ordinary man’s chest. The driver was a great devotee whose intense love made him fear for his Lord’s safety.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that actually Lord Pradyumna has a sac-cid-ānanda body, an eternal, spiritual form that can never be wounded by mundane weapons.
  • Dāruka’s son, however, was a great devotee of the Lord, and out of intense love he feared for the safety of his master and thus removed Him from the battlefield.
  • The force of the club on Pradyumna’s chest was very severe, enough to tear asunder the chest of an ordinary man.”

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:

But then a follower of Śālva’s named Dyumān struck Pradyumna on the chest with his club, whereupon Pradyumna’s chariot driver, thinking his master seriously injured, carried Him from the battlefield. But Pradyumna quickly regained consciousness and sharply criticized His driver for doing this.
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. pradyumnamPradyumna
  2. gadayāby the club
  3. śīrṇashattered
  4. vakṣaḥ-sthalamwhose chest
  5. arimof enemies
  6. damamthe subduer
  7. apovāharemoved
  8. raṇātfrom the battlefield
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “religious”, “duty”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

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

    In this verse: “safety”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.76

    In this verse: “devotee”

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

How can loving concern make my service more attentive?

Practice

Perform one small act of devotional service today with deliberate care and affection.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Concern Moves the Lord’s DevoteeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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