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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.76.3210.77.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.76.33

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The driversince 10.76.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतद्विदित्वा तु भवान्मयापोवाहितो रणात् ।

उपसृष्ट: परेणेति मूर्च्छितो गदया हत: ॥ ३३ ॥

etad viditvā tu bhavān

mayāpovāhito raṇāt

upasṛṣṭaḥ pareṇeti

mūrcchito gadayā hataḥ

Translation

With this rule in mind, I removed You from the battlefield, since You had been struck unconscious by Your enemy’s club and I thought You were seriously injured.

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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.

The Driver Explains His Protective Action

  1. 1

    The driver had removed Pradyumna with the rule of protection in mind.

  2. 2

    He had seen Pradyumna struck unconscious by the enemy’s club.

  3. 3

    Thinking his master was seriously injured, he took Him away from the battlefield.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis.”

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. etatthis
  2. viditvāknowing
  3. tuindeed
  4. bhavānYou
  5. mayāby me
  6. apovāhitaḥremoved
  7. raṇātfrom the battlefield
  8. upasṛṣṭaḥhurt
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

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

    In this verse: “protection”

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

When my efforts to help are questioned, can I explain my observations and intention clearly?

Practice

When explaining one helpful decision today, state both what you observed and why you acted.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Driver Explains His Protective ActionThis 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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