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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

10.76.33 10.77.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.77.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.77.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

स उपस्पृश्य सलिलं दंशितो धृतकार्मुक: ।

नय मां द्युमत: पार्श्वं वीरस्येत्याह सारथिम् ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

sa upaspṛśya salilaṁ

daṁśito dhṛta-kārmukaḥ

naya māṁ dyumataḥ pārśvaṁ

vīrasyety āha sārathim

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After refreshing Himself with water, putting on His armor and picking up His bow, Lord Pradyumna told His driver, “Take Me back to where the hero Dyumān is standing.”

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eagerness to Set Things Right

1
Lord Pradyumna refreshed Himself with water, put on His armor and picked up His bow.
2
He asked His driver to take Him back to the hero Dyumān.
3
Pradyumna was eager to rectify His departure from the battlefield. His driver had carried Him away while He was unconscious.

Key points from the purport

Pradyumna was eager to rectify the discrepancy of His having left the battlefield when His chariot driver carried Him away unconscious.

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

Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Having been removed from the battlefield, Pradyumna was extremely ashamed, and He ordered His driver to take His chariot once again into the presence of Dyumān. As Pradyumna fought with Dyumān, other Yadu heroes like Gada, Sātyaki, and Sāmba began to create havoc among Śālva’s army.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.77