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How to study this verse· six steps
  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meaningsGo through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourselfBefore the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translationAsk: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowlyRead it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched youNote the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 3: The Lord’s Pastimes Out of Vṛndāvana
3.3.123.3.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.3.13

सकर्णदु:शासनसौबलानां

कुमन्त्रपाकेन हतश्रियायुषम् ।

सुयोधनं सानुचरं शयानं

भग्नोरुमूर्व्यां न ननन्द पश्यन् ॥ १३ ॥

sa karṇa-duḥśāsana-saubalānāṁ

kumantra-pākena hata-śriyāyuṣam

suyodhanaṁ sānucaraṁ śayānaṁ

bhagnorum ūrvyāṁ na nananda paśyan

Translation

Duryodhana was bereft of his fortune and duration of life because of the intricacy of ill advice given by Karṇa, Duḥśāsana and Saubala. When he lay on the ground with his followers, his thighs broken although he was powerful, the Lord was not happy to see the scene.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Follow the Lord, Not Harmful Advice

  1. 1

    Duryodhana lost his fortune and life through bad association and ill advice. Such advice led him against the established principles of the Lord’s order.

  2. 2

    The Lord punishes wrongdoing, but He takes no pleasure in doing so. Living entities are originally His parts and parcels.

  3. 3

    The Lord is harder than a thunderbolt toward the wrongdoer and softer than a rose toward the faithful. The surest path to happiness is to follow His laws given in the Vedas and Purāṇas.

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