Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.42
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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vīrya - āḍhyam
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rich with prowess
Compound: vīrya (prowess, potency) + āḍhya (rich, endowed). The Bhāgavata names what the narration is rich in — not theology in the abstract but Kṛṣṇa's particular vīrya. Gauḍīyas: vīrya is one of the six aiśvaryas of Bhagavān; the chapter foregrounds it.
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vṛjina - haram
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which removes sinful reactions
Compound: vṛjina (sin, twist, crookedness) + hara (remover). The technical claim of phala-śruti: this kathā is itself an instrument of papa-haraṇa. Gauḍīyas: śravaṇa and kīrtana have power independent of the hearer's intention.
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paṭhati śṛṇoti anusmaret
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recites, hears, or remembers
Three verbs of bhakti's first limbs: paṭhana (reciting), śravaṇa (hearing), smaraṇa (remembering). Gauḍīyas: three of the nine aṅgas of bhakti named in one breath as the means of access to the gain promised.
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duṣkīrtim duritam
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bad reputation and sins
Compound: duṣ-kīrti (bad fame) + durita (evil deed). Two specific evils — and Gauḍīyas note the order: bad reputation first, sins second. The chapter has been about Kṛṣṇa's own reputation; the phala-śruti promises the same protection to His hearers.
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śāntim
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peace
From √śam. The Bhāgavata's final word of the chapter — śānti. Gauḍīyas: śānti in the Vaiṣṇava frame is not cessation but the settled bhāva that comes from contact with kṛṣṇa-kathā. The whole tumultuous chapter resolves into one word.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Fifty-seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned.”
Anyone who hears this story will have his bad reputation ,and its root, sin (duritam), removed.
All the pastimes of the Lord, filled with excitement, are never under control of anything else. The Lord is full of all powers as Kṛṣṇa (bhagavataḥ), able to do everything (īśvarasya), and spreads everywhere by his powers (viṣṇoh). One who recites, hears or remembers after hearing (anu) or even without reciting or hearing simply remembers this story of Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, capable of doing everything and spreading everywhere, stories filled with astonishing actions (vīrya), which destroy the suffering of saṁsāra, and create the highest auspiciousness by increasing bhakti to the Lord, drives away all infamy and attained happiness of the heart (śāntim) or steadiness in thinking of Kṛṣṇa.
This pastime of the Lord, with clearing the false rumors about the Lord, by some method heard, destroys all inauspiciousness and produces all auspiciousness. The word tu indicates a different topic or is an ornament of speech. The Lord is full of all powers as Kṛṣṇa (bhagavataḥ), able to do everything (īśvarasya), and spreads everywhere by his powers (viṣṇoh). One who recites, hears or remembers after hearing (anu) or even without reciting or hearing simply remembers this story of Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa, capable of doing everything and spreading everywhere, stories filled with astonishing actions (vīrya), which destroy the suffering of saṁsāra, and create the highest auspiciousness by increasing bhakti to the Lord, drives away all infamy and attains happiness of the heart (śāntim) or steadiness in thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Fifty-seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled 'Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned." 10.58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses verses: Summary, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13-14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50-51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 Chapter Summary This chapter describes how Lord Kṛṣṇa married five brides, beginning with Kālindī, and went to Indraprastha to visit the Pāṇḍavas. After the Pāṇḍavas had completed their incognito exile, Lord Kṛṣṇa went with Sātyaki and other Yadus to see them in Indraprastha. The Pāṇḍavas greeted the Lord and embraced Him in great ecstasy. Their new bride, Draupadī, shyly approached Kṛṣṇa and bowed down to Him. Then the Pāṇḍavas properly worshiped and welcomed Sātyaki and the Lord's other companions, offering them sitting places. Lord Kṛṣṇa paid a visit to Queen Kuntī, and after He had offered her His respects, they inquired from each other about their family members. As Kuntī-devi recalled the various miseries Duryodhana had inflicted upon her and her sons, she remarked that Kṛṣṇa was their only protector. "You are the well-wisher of the entire universe," she said, "yet even though You are free from all delusion of 'mine' and 'another's,' You nonetheless reside within the hearts of those who meditate on You constantly, and from within their hearts You destroy all their miseries." Then Yudhiṣṭhira told Kṛṣṇa, "Only because we executed many pious acts are we able to see Your lotus feet, which even great yogīs find it impossible to attain." Honored by King Yudhiṣṭhira, Śrī Kṛṣṇa happily remained as a guest in Indraprastha for several months. One day, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna went hunting in the forest. While bathing in the Yamunā River, they saw a charming young maiden. On Kṛṣṇa's request Arjuna went up to the girl and asked who she was. The beautiful maiden replied, "I am Kālindī, the daughter of the sun-god. Hoping to attain Lord Viṣṇu as my husband, I have been performing severe austerities. I will accept no one else as my husband, and until He marries me I will remain in the Yamunā, living in a house my father built for me here." After Arjuna reported all this to Kṛṣṇa, the omniscient Lord took Kālindī onto His chariot, and then the three of them returned to Yudhiṣṭhira's residence. Later the Pāṇḍavas requested Kṛṣṇa to build them a city, and He did so by having Viśvakarmā, the architect of the demigods, construct one that was extremely attractive. The Lord satisfied His beloved devotees by remaining with them there for some time. Then, to please Agni, the fire-god, Kṛṣṇa arranged to offer him the Khāṇḍava forest. The Lord asked Arjuna to burn down the forest and accompanied him as his charioteer. Agni was so satisfied with the offering that he presented Arjuna with the Gāṇḍīva bow, a team of horses, a chariot, two inexhaustible quivers, and armor. While the Khāṇḍava forest burned, Arjuna saved a demon named Maya from the blaze. Maya Dānava reciprocated by building Arjuna a splendid palace. In this building Duryodhana would later get a good drenching after mistaking the surface of a pond for a solid floor, thus embarrassing himself. Next Lord Kṛṣṇa took permission from Arjuna and His other relatives and went back to Dvārakā with His entourage. There He married Kālindī. Some time later He went to Avantīpura, where, in the presence of manv kings, He abducted the King of Avantī's sister, Mitravindā, who was very much attracted to Him. In the kingdom of Ayodhyā lived a devout king named Nagnajit. He had an extraordinarily beautiful, marriageable daughter named Satyā, or Nāgnajitī. The girl's relatives had laid down the stipulation that any man who could subdue a certain group of seven ferocious bulls would win her hand. When Kṛṣṇa heard about this princess, He went to Ayodhyā with a large contingent of soldiers. King Nagnajit greeted Him hospitably and joyfully worshiped Him with various offerings. When Satyā saw Kṛṣṇa, she immediately desired Him as her husband, and King Nagnajit, understanding his daughter's intentions, informed Lord Kṛṣṇa of his own wish that the Lord and his daughter be married. The King affectionately told the Lord, "You alone would be a suitable husband for my daughter, and if You subdue the seven bulls You may certainly marry her." Lord Kṛṣṇa then manifested Himself in seven separate forms and subdued the seven bulls. King Nagnajit duly presented his daughter to the Lord, together with a dowry of abundant gifts, and the Lord took Satyā onto His chariot for the journey back to Dvārakā. Just then the rival kings who had been defeated by the bulls tried to attack Lord Kṛṣṇa. But Arjuna easily beat them back, and Kṛṣṇa proceeded with Nāgnajitī to Dvārakā. Subsequently Śrī Kṛṣṇa married Bhadrā after abducting her from her svayaṁ-vara ceremony, and He also married Lakṣmaṇā, the royal daughter of the King of Madra.
- Which narration of the Lord could become your daily 'adversity-driver'?
- Where could you upgrade reading from information to ritual?
The chapter ends with phala-śruti — whoever recites, hears, or remembers this narration of Bhagavān's vīrya has his infamy and sins driven away. Gauḍīyas treat phala-śruti not as bribe but as the Bhāgavata's truth-claim: katha about Kṛṣṇa is itself purifying contact, the same as darśana of His form.
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