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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 23: The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed
10.23.2710.23.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.23.28

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.23.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तद् यात देवयजनं पतयो वो द्विजातय: ।

स्वसत्रं पारयिष्यन्ति युष्माभिर्गृहमेधिन: ॥ २८ ॥

tad yāta deva-yajanaṁ

patayo vo dvijātayaḥ

sva-satraṁ pārayiṣyanti

yuṣmābhir gṛha-medhinaḥ

Translation

You should thus return to the sacrificial arena, because your husbands, the learned brāhmaṇas, are householders and need your assistance to finish their respective sacrifices.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Returning to Help at Kṛṣṇa’s Request

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa instructed the ladies to return to the sacrificial arena.

  2. 2

    Their husbands were learned brāhmaṇas and householders. They needed their wives’ assistance.

  3. 3

    By returning and helping, the ladies would enable their husbands to finish their respective sacrifices.

How it feels

Attraction and threat → Joy and trust. The pastoral world becomes the setting for protection and love.

Chapters 20–28 of Canto 10: Forest seasons, flute and Govardhana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 23: The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He advised them that since they were housewives, their particular duty was to help their husbands perform sacrifices. He therefore instructed them to return to their homes.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.23
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tattherefore
  2. yātago
  3. deva-yajanamto the sacrificial arena
  4. patayaḥthe husbands
  5. vaḥyour
  6. dvi-jātayaḥthe brāhmaṇas
  7. sva-satramtheir own sacrifices
  8. pārayiṣyantiwill be able to finish
  9. yuṣmābhiḥtogether with you
  10. gṛha-medhinaḥthe householders
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.23

    In this verse: “householders”

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

Where is my assistance needed to help complete a shared responsibility?

Practice

Offer one concrete piece of help with an unfinished household task today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReturning to Help at Kṛṣṇa’s RequestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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