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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 78: The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa
10.78.13-1510.78.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.78.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.78.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं योगेश्वर: कृष्णो भगवान् जगदीश्वर: ।

ईयते पशुद‍ृष्टीनां निर्जितो जयतीति स: ॥ १६ ॥

evaṁ yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo

bhagavān jagad-īśvaraḥ

īyate paśu-dṛṣṭīnāṁ

nirjito jayatīti saḥ

Translation

Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master all mystic power and Lord of the universe, is ever victorious. Only those of beastly vision think He sometimes suffers defeat.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Is Ever Victorious

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all mystic power and the Lord of the universe. Only those with beastly vision think He sometimes suffers defeat.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that Jaya and Vijaya descended to facilitate the Supreme Lord’s pastimes. After being killed by Him in three lifetimes, they attained liberation.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī explains that Lord Hari perpetually enjoys pastimes in Vṛndāvana with His intimate devotees. These residents of Gokula are exceptionally dear to Him.

Key points from the purport
  • In this passage of the Padma Purāṇa the words kṛṣṇas tu tac chrutvā, “when Kṛṣṇa heard of this,” indicate that the Lord heard from Nārada, who travels as swiftly as the mind, that Dantavakra had gone to Mathurā.
  • Therefore immediately after killing Śālva, without first entering Dvārakā, the Lord reached the vicinity of Mathurā in a single moment on His chariot, which also moves as swiftly as the mind, and there He saw Dantavakra.
  • Now, however, after the killing of Śālva, when Kṛṣṇa heard from Nārada that Dantavakra had gone to Mathurā, no one could object to the Lord’s going there immediately without first entering Dvārakā.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 2

The purport of SB 10.78.16 quotesSB 1.11.9

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s journey from Dvārakā to Vraja is confirmed by the following passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.11.9): yarhy ambujākṣāpasasāra bho bhavān kurūn madhūn vātha suhṛd-didṛkṣayā/ tatrābda-koṭi-pratimaḥ kṣaṇo bhavet.

The purport of SB 10.78.16 quotesSB 10.71.9

Thinking like this, and also remembering Uddhava’s allusion to the gopīs in the words gāyanti te viśada-karma, He went to Vraja, dispelling the feelings of separation of the inhabitants.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 78: The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Taking up his sword, Vidūratha confronted Śrī Kṛṣṇa, but the Lord cut off Vidūratha’s head with His Sudarśana disc. Lord Kṛṣṇa then visited Vṛndāvana for two months, and finally He returned to Dvārakā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.78
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamin this fashion
  2. yogaof mystic yoga
  3. īśvaraḥthe Lord
  4. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  5. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  6. jagatof the universe
  7. īśvaraḥthe Lord
  8. īyateseems
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.78

    In this verse: “devotees”

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

How does knowing Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position deepen my desire to serve Him?

Practice

Pause before one act of devotional service today and remember that Kṛṣṇa is the ever-victorious Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 1.11.9SB 10.71.9

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.78's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Ever VictoriousThis 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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