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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 10.82.7-8

Who is speaking and story frame

ते रथैर्देवधिष्ण्याभैर्हयैश्च तरलप्लवै: ।

गजैर्नदद्भ‍िरभ्राभैर्नृभिर्विद्याधरद्युभि: ॥ ७ ॥

व्यरोचन्त महातेजा: पथि काञ्चनमालिन: ।

दिव्यस्रग्वस्‍त्रसन्नाहा: कलत्रै: खेचरा इव ॥ ८ ॥

te rathair deva-dhiṣṇyābhair

hayaiś ca tarala-plavaiḥ

gajair nadadbhir abhrābhair

nṛbhir vidyādhara-dyubhiḥ

vyarocanta mahā-tejāḥ

pathi kāñcana-mālinaḥ

divya-srag-vastra-sannāhāḥ

kalatraiḥ khe-carā iva

Translation

The mighty Yādavas passed with great majesty along the road. They were attended by their soldiers, who rode on chariots rivaling the airplanes of heaven, on horses moving with a rhythmic gait, and on bellowing elephants as huge as clouds. Also with them were many infantrymen as effulgent as celestial Vidyādharas. The Yādavas were so divinely dressed — being adorned with gold necklaces and flower garlands and wearing fine armor — that as they proceeded along the road with their wives they seemed to be demigods flying through the sky.

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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 Yādavas’ Majestic Journey

  1. 1

    The mighty Yādavas traveled along the road with great majesty. Soldiers accompanied them on splendid chariots, rhythmically moving horses and huge, bellowing elephants.

  2. 2

    Their infantrymen shone like celestial Vidyādharas. The description emphasizes the brilliance of the whole procession.

  3. 3

    Adorned with gold necklaces, flower garlands and fine armor, the Yādavas traveled with their wives. They seemed like demigods flying through the sky.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Their wives also embraced one another with great pleasure. When Queen Kuntī saw her brother Vasudeva and other members of her family, she put aside her sorrow.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.82
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tethey
  2. rathaiḥwith (soldiers riding) chariots
  3. devaof demigods
  4. dhiṣṇyathe airplanes
  5. ābhaiḥresembling
  6. hayaiḥhorses
  7. caand
  8. tarala(like) waves
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “infantrymen”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail helps me most clearly picture the Yādavas’ journey?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and recall three details of the procession.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Yādavas’ Majestic JourneyThis 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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