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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

10.77.3 10.77.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.77.4

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

गदसात्यकिसाम्बाद्या जघ्नु: सौभपतेर्बलम् ।

पेतु: समुद्रे सौभेया: सर्वे सञ्छिन्नकन्धरा: ॥ ४ ॥

gada-sātyaki-sāmbādyā

jaghnuḥ saubha-pater balam

petuḥ samudre saubheyāḥ

sarve sañchinna-kandharāḥ

Translation

Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and others began killing Śālva’s army, and thus all the soldiers inside the airship began falling into the ocean, their necks severed.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śālva’s Army Falls

1
Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and others attacked Śālva’s army.
2
The soldiers inside the airship had their necks severed.
3
All those soldiers fell into the ocean. The verse describes the deadly force of the 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

Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As Pradyumna fought with Dyumān, other Yadu heroes like Gada, Sātyaki, and Sāmba began to create havoc among Śālva’s army. The battle continued in this way for twenty-seven days and nights.

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