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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
10.79.2610.79.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.79.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Balarāmasince 10.79.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मादेकतरस्येह युवयो: समवीर्ययो: ।

न लक्ष्यते जयोऽन्यो वा विरमत्वफलो रण: ॥ २७ ॥

tasmād ekatarasyeha

yuvayoḥ sama-vīryayoḥ

na lakṣyate jayo ’nyo vā

viramatv aphalo raṇaḥ

Translation

Since you are so evenly matched in fighting prowess, I do not see how either of you can win or lose this duel. Therefore please stop this useless battle.

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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.

Stop a Fruitless Battle

  1. 1

    Lord Balarāma explained that the two warriors were evenly matched in fighting prowess.

  2. 2

    He did not see how either could win or lose the duel.

  3. 3

    He therefore asked them to stop the useless 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

Further reading

Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

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. But He could not dissuade them from fighting, so deep was their enmity.
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. tasmāttherefore
  2. ekatarasyaof either of the two
  3. ihahere
  4. yuvayoḥof you
  5. samaequal
  6. vīryayoḥwhose prowess
  7. na lakṣyatecannot be seen
  8. jayaḥvictory
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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

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

Am I continuing any dispute that has become fruitless?

Practice

Step back from one unproductive argument today instead of trying to have the final word.

Live this todayStop a Fruitless BattleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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