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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 1 · Chapter 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.9.51.9.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.9.6-7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.9.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

पर्वतो नारदो धौम्यो भगवान् बादरायण: ।

बृहदश्वो भरद्वाज: सशिष्यो रेणुकासुत: ॥ ६ ॥

वसिष्ठ इन्द्रप्रमदस्त्रितो गृत्समदोऽसित: ।

कक्षीवान् गौतमोऽत्रिश्च कौशिकोऽथ सुदर्शन: ॥ ७ ॥

parvato nārado dhaumyo

bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ

bṛhadaśvo bharadvājaḥ

saśiṣyo reṇukā-sutaḥ

vasiṣṭha indrapramadas

trito gṛtsamado ’sitaḥ

kakṣīvān gautamo ’triś ca

kauśiko ’tha sudarśanaḥ

Translation

All the sages like Parvata Muni, Nārada, Dhaumya, Vyāsa the incarnation of God, Bṛhadaśva, Bharadvāja and Paraśurāma and disciples, Vasiṣṭha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gṛtsamada, Asita, Kakṣīvān, Gautama, Atri, Kauśika and Sudarśana were present.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Learning Through Sages and Teachers

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    Many great sages assembled, including Nārada, Dhaumya and Vyāsa. Parvata Muni and Nārada Muni sang the glories of the Lord as they traveled.

  2. 2

    Through association with pure devotees, Nārada became enlightened in devotional service. He later instructed and initiated many celebrated devotees.

  3. 3

    Dhaumya guided the Pāṇḍavas when they were perplexed, helping them follow the right path of religion. Vyāsadeva, a powerful incarnation of Nārāyaṇa, broadcasts Vedic wisdom to the world.

Key points from the purport
  • Parvata Muni is also a devarṣi, or a great sage amongst the demigods, like Nārada.
  • Like Nārada Muni, Parvata Muni also used to visit the royal assembly in the heaven of King Indra.
  • He was also present during the coronation ceremony of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira along with other great ṛṣis.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofSB 1.19.9-10

Vasiṣṭha: See Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.9.6. Parāśara: He is the grandson of Vasiṣṭha Muni and father of Vyāsadeva.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Grief → Trust. Violence and bereavement make Kṛṣṇa's protective presence precious.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 1: Postwar anguish, Kuntī and Bhīṣma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Bhīṣmadeva instructs Yudhiṣṭhira and fixes his attention on Kṛṣṇa as he prepares to pass away.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. parvataḥParvata Muni
  2. nāradaḥNārada Muni
  3. dhaumyaḥDhaumya
  4. bhagavānincarnation of Godhead
  5. bādarāyaṇaḥVyāsadeva
  6. bṛhadaśvaḥBṛhadaśva
  7. bharadvājaḥBharadvāja
  8. sa-śiṣyaḥalong with disciples
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “religion”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “wisdom”

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

Whose association helps me understand and practice devotional service?

Practice

Read one passage of devotional instruction today and note one way to follow it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.9's connections

Live this todayDevotional Learning Through Sages and TeachersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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