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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 4 · Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas
4.10.54.10.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.10.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.10.6inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

दध्मौ शङ्खं बृहद्बाहु: खं दिशश्चानुनादयन् । येनोद्विग्नद‍ृश: क्षत्तरुपदेव्योऽत्रसन्भृशम् ॥ ६ ॥

dadhmau śaṅkhaṁ bṛhad-bāhuḥ

khaṁ diśaś cānunādayan

yenodvigna-dṛśaḥ kṣattar

upadevyo ’trasan bhṛśam

Translation

Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, as soon as Dhruva Mahārāja reached Alakāpurī, he immediately blew his conchshell, and the sound reverberated throughout the entire sky and in every direction. The wives of the Yakṣas became very much frightened. From their eyes it was apparent that they were full of anxiety.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Conchshell Sound Brings Fear

  1. 1

    As soon as Dhruva Mahārāja reached Alakāpurī, he blew his conchshell.

  2. 2

    Its sound reverberated throughout the sky and in every direction.

  3. 3

    The wives of the Yakṣas became greatly frightened. Their eyes showed that they were full of anxiety.

How it feels

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas

After Uttama is killed by a Yakṣa, Dhruva fights the Yakṣas and faces their illusions.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dadhmaublew
  2. śaṅkhamconchshell
  3. bṛhat-bāhuḥthe mighty-armed
  4. khamthe sky
  5. diśaḥ caand all directions
  6. anunādayancausing to resound
  7. yenaby which
  8. udvigna-dṛśaḥappeared very anxious
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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

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 detail helps me notice the fear experienced by the wives of the Yakṣas?

Practice

Reread the verse slowly, giving particular attention to the description of the women’s eyes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Conchshell Sound Brings FearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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