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Canto 10 · Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis
10.76.3010.76.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.31

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

व्यक्तं मे कथयिष्यन्ति हसन्त्यो भ्रातृजामय: ।

क्लैब्यं कथं कथं वीर तवान्यै: कथ्यतां मृधे ॥ ३१ ॥

vyaktaṁ me kathayiṣyanti

hasantyo bhrātṛ-jāmayaḥ

klaibyaṁ kathaṁ kathaṁ vīra

tavānyaiḥ kathyatāṁ mṛdhe

Translation

“Certainly My sisters-in-law will laugh at Me and say, ‘O hero, tell us how in the world Your enemies turned You into such a coward in battle.’”

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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.

Pradyumna Anticipates His Relatives’ Ridicule

  1. 1

    Pradyumna expected His sisters-in-law to laugh at Him over His departure from battle.

  2. 2

    He imagined them addressing Him as “O hero” while questioning His courage.

  3. 3

    Their imagined question was how His enemies had turned Him into a coward in battle.

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. vyaktamcertainly
  2. meMy
  3. kathayiṣyantiwill speak of
  4. hasantyaḥlaughing
  5. bhrātṛ-jāmayaḥMy brothers’ wives
  6. klaibyamunmanliness
  7. kathamhow
  8. kathamhow
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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

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 much does the thought of being laughed at influence my response to difficulty?

Practice

Notice one fear of ridicule today and name it plainly before deciding how to act.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPradyumna Anticipates His Relatives’ RidiculeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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