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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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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?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

10.89.41 10.89.43-44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.42

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śrī Arjunasince 10.89.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं शपति विप्रर्षौ विद्यामास्थाय फाल्गुन: ।

ययौ संयमनीमाशु यत्रास्ते भगवान् यम: ॥ ४२ ॥

evaṁ śapati viprarṣau

vidyām āsthāya phālgunaḥ

yayau saṁyamanīm āśu

yatrāste bhagavān yamaḥ

Translation

While the wise brāhmaṇa continued to heap insults upon him, Arjuna employed a mystic incantation to go at once to Saṁyamanī, the city of heaven where Lord Yamarāja resides.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Arjuna Acts Despite Harsh Criticism

1
The wise brāhmaṇa continued to heap insults upon Arjuna.
2
Arjuna employed a mystic incantation rather than remaining in the exchange of insults.
3
He went at once to Saṁyamanī, the heavenly city where Lord Yamarāja resides.

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 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As the brāhmaṇa profusely derided Arjuna, the warrior set off for the abode of Yamarāja, the king of death. But Arjuna did not find the brāhmaṇa’s son there, and even after searching throughout the fourteen worlds he could find no trace of the infant.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.89