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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 88: Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura

10.88.27-28 10.88.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.88.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.88.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

शाकुनेय भवान् व्यक्तं श्रान्त: किं दूरमागत: ।

क्षणं विश्रम्यतां पुंस आत्मायं सर्वकामधुक् ॥ २९ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

śākuneya bhavān vyaktaṁ

śrāntaḥ kiṁ dūram āgataḥ

kṣaṇaṁ viśramyatāṁ puṁsa

ātmāyaṁ sarva-kāma-dhuk

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: My dear son of Śakuni, you appear tired. Why have you come such a great distance? Please rest for a minute. After all, it is one’s body that fulfills all one’s desires.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Understands Bodily Attachment

1
The Supreme Lord noticed that the son of Śakuni appeared tired. He invited him to rest for a minute.
2
The Lord spoke of the body as the means for fulfilling one’s desires. This appeal addressed what the demon considered important.
3
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Lord convinced the demon before he could argue that he had no time to rest. People generally consider their bodies very important, especially a demon.

Key points from the purport

In Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrīla Prabhupāda comments: “Before the demon could argue that he had no time to take rest, the Lord began to inform him about the importance of the body, and the demon was convinced.
Any man, especially a demon, takes his body to be very important.”

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

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 88: Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In a sweet voice he addressed the demon: “My dear Vṛka, please rest awhile and tell Us what you intend to do.” Vṛka was charmed by the Lord’s words and revealed everything that had happened.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.88