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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 10 · Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
10.70.1810.70.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.70.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्रोपमन्त्रिणो राजन् नानाहास्यरसैर्विभुम् ।

उपतस्थुर्नटाचार्या नर्तक्यस्ताण्डवै: पृथक् ॥ १९ ॥

tatropamantriṇo rājan

nānā-hāsya-rasair vibhum

upatasthur naṭācāryā

nartakyas tāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthak

Translation

And there, O King, jesters would entertain the Lord by displaying various comic moods, expert entertainers would perform for Him, and female dancers would dance energetically.

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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.

Varied Talents Offered for the Lord’s Pleasure

  1. 1

    Jesters entertained the Lord by displaying various comic moods.

  2. 2

    Expert entertainers performed for Him, and female dancers danced energetically. The purport explains that the entertainers included expert magicians.

  3. 3

    These different entertainers performed one after another for the Lord in the assembly of great kings.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that the word naṭācāryāḥ refers, among other things, to expert magicians.
  • All of these different entertainers, one after the other, would perform for the Lord in the assembly of great kings.

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

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nārada then praised the Supreme Lord and replied, “King Yudhiṣṭhira desires to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice. For this he requests Your sanction and presence.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.70
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tatrathere
  2. upamantriṇaḥthe jesters
  3. rājanO King
  4. nānāwith various
  5. hāsyajoking
  6. rasaiḥmoods
  7. vibhumthe Supreme Lord
  8. upatasthuḥthey served
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “king”, “kings”

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 ability could I use in a small way for the Lord’s pleasure?

Practice

Choose one creative ability and spend a few minutes using it as an offering to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayVaried Talents Offered for the Lord’s PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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