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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 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva
10.77.6-710.77.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.77.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 10.77.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आह चाहमिहायात आर्यमिश्राभिसङ्गत: ।

राजन्याश्चैद्यपक्षीया नूनं हन्यु: पुरीं मम ॥ ८ ॥

āha cāham ihāyāta

ārya-miśrābhisaṅgataḥ

rājanyāś caidya-pakṣīyā

nūnaṁ hanyuḥ purīṁ mama

Translation

The Lord said to Himself: Because I have come here with My respected elder brother, kings partial to Śiśupāla may well be attacking My capital city.

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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.

The Lord Considers His City’s Danger

  1. 1

    The Lord noted that He had come accompanied by His respected elder brother.

  2. 2

    He considered that kings partial to Śiśupāla might be attacking His capital city.

  3. 3

    His words direct attention to the danger His city could face during His absence.

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. āhaHe said
  2. caand
  3. ahamI
  4. ihato this place (Indraprastha)
  5. āyātaḥhaving come
  6. āryaby My elder (brother Balarāma)
  7. miśrathe distinguished personality
  8. abhisaṅgataḥaccompanied
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.77

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.77

    In this verse: “danger”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.77

    In this verse: “absence”

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 does the Lord’s thought reveal about His attention to His city?

Practice

Spend a moment reflecting on the Lord’s concern for His capital city.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Considers His City’s DangerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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