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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage
10.79.2310.79.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.79.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.79.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

युधिष्ठिरस्तु तं द‍ृष्ट्वा यमौ कृष्णार्जुनावपि ।

अभिवाद्याभवंस्तुष्णीं किं विवक्षुरिहागत: ॥ २४ ॥

yudhiṣṭhiras tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā

yamau kṛṣṇārjunāv api

abhivādyābhavaṁs tuṣṇīṁ

kiṁ vivakṣur ihāgataḥ

Translation

When Yudhiṣṭhira, Lord Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna and the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva saw Lord Balarāma, they offered Him respectful obeisances but said nothing, thinking “What has He come here to tell us?”

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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.

Respect Amid Uncertainty

  1. 1

    Yudhiṣṭhira, Lord Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva offered Lord Balarāma respectful obeisances when He arrived.

  2. 2

    Lord Balarāma was somewhat affectionate toward Duryodhana, who had learned club fighting from Him.

  3. 3

    They thought He might say something in Duryodhana’s favor. Unsure of His purpose, they remained silent.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “The reason they were silent was that Lord Balarāma was somewhat affectionate toward Duryodhana, who had learned from Balarāmajī the art of fighting with a club.
  • Thus, when the fighting was going on, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others thought that Balarāma might have come there to say something in favor of Duryodhana, and therefore they remained silent.”

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

Further reading

Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Balarāma then began His pilgrimage, during which He visited many holy tīrthas. When He heard news of the battle between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas, the Lord went to Kurukṣetra to try to stop the duel between Bhīma and Duryodhana.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.79
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥKing Yudhiṣṭhira
  2. tubut
  3. tamHim, Lord Balarāma
  4. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  5. yamauthe twin brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva
  6. kṛṣṇa-arjunauLord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna
  7. apialso
  8. abhivādyaoffering obeisances
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.79

    In this verse: “favor”

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

Can I remain respectful when I am unsure what someone intends to say?

Practice

In one conversation today, listen respectfully before assuming the other person’s intention.

Live this todayRespect Amid UncertaintyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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