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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 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees
10.86.510.86.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.6

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.86.2-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सोऽपश्यत्तत्र महतीं कन्यां वीरमनोहराम् ।

प्रीत्युत्फुल्ल‍ेक्षणस्तस्यां भावक्षुब्धं मनो दधे ॥ ६ ॥

so ’paśyat tatra mahatīṁ

kanyāṁ vīra-mano-harām

prīty-utphullekṣaṇas tasyāṁ

bhāva-kṣubdhaṁ mano dadhe

Translation

There he saw the wonderful maiden Subhadrā, who was enchanting to heroes. His eyes opened wide with delight, and his mind became agitated and absorbed in thoughts of her.

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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.

Arjuna Becomes Absorbed in Subhadrā

  1. 1

    At Lord Balarāma’s home, Arjuna saw the wonderful maiden Subhadrā, who was enchanting to heroes.

  2. 2

    His eyes opened wide with delight at seeing her.

  3. 3

    His mind became agitated and absorbed in thoughts of her.

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 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Wanting to kidnap Subhadrā and marry her himself, Arjuna disguised himself as a renunciant and went to Dvārakā. So effective was the disguise that neither Balarāma nor any other resident of Dvārakā recognized him; rather, they all showed him the respect due a Vaiṣṇava mendicant.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.86
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhe
  2. apaśyatsaw
  3. tatrathere
  4. mahatīmwonderful
  5. kanyāmthe girl
  6. vīrato heroes
  7. manaḥ-harāmenchanting
  8. prītiwith happiness
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 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

What does this verse show about the connection between seeing, feeling and thinking?

Practice

Pause once today to notice how something you see affects your thoughts.

Live this todayArjuna Becomes Absorbed in SubhadrāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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