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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?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.77.6-7

Who is speaking and story frame

इन्द्रप्रस्थं गत: कृष्ण आहूतो धर्मसूनुना ।

राजसूयेऽथ निवृत्ते शिशुपाले च संस्थिते ॥ ६ ॥

कुरुवृद्धाननुज्ञाप्य मुनींश्च ससुतां पृथाम् ।

निमित्तान्यतिघोराणि पश्यन् द्वारवतीं ययौ ॥ ७ ॥

indraprasthaṁ gataḥ kṛṣṇa

āhūto dharma-sūnunā

rājasūye ’tha nivṛtte

śiśupāle ca saṁsthite

kuru-vṛddhān anujñāpya

munīṁś ca sa-sutāṁ pṛthām

nimittāny ati-ghorāṇi

paśyan dvāravatīṁ yayau

Translation

Invited by Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, Lord Kṛṣṇa had gone to Indraprastha. Now that the Rājasūya sacrifice had been completed and Śiśupāla killed, the Lord began to see inauspicious omens. So He took leave of the Kuru elders and the great sages, and also of Pṛthā and her sons, and returned to Dvārakā.

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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.

Lord Kṛṣṇa Returns to Dvārakā

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa had gone to Indraprastha at the invitation of Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma.

  2. 2

    After the Rājasūya sacrifice was completed and Śiśupāla killed, the Lord began to see inauspicious omens.

  3. 3

    He took leave of the Kuru elders, the great sages, and Pṛthā and her sons. He then returned to Dvārakā.

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 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā, He found it under siege. At once He ordered Dāruka to drive Him onto the battlefield.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.77
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. indraprasthamto Indraprastha, the capital of the Pāṇḍavas
  2. gataḥgone
  3. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. āhūtaḥcalled
  5. dharma-sūnunāby the son of Yamarāja, religion personified (King Yudhiṣṭhira)
  6. rājasūyethe Rājasūya sacrifice
  7. athathen
  8. nivṛttewhen it was complete
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.77

    In this verse: “dharma”

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

What do you notice about the Lord taking leave of others before returning to Dvārakā?

Practice

When leaving a gathering today, take a moment to say goodbye respectfully.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Kṛṣṇa Returns to DvārakāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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