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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
10.71.2710.71.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:With pleasing words the Lordsince 10.71.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अर्जुनेन परिष्वक्तो यमाभ्यामभिवादित: ।

ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य वृद्धेभ्यश्च यथार्हत: ।

मानिनो मानयामास कुरुसृञ्जयकैकयान् ॥ २८ ॥

arjunena pariṣvakto

yamābhyām abhivāditaḥ

brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya

vṛddhebhyaś ca yathārhataḥ

mānino mānayām āsa

kuru-sṛñjaya-kaikayān

Translation

After Arjuna had embraced Him once more and Nakula and Sahadeva had offered Him their obeisances, Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed down to the brāhmaṇas and elders present, thus properly honoring the respectable members of the Kuru, Sṛñjaya and Kaikaya clans.

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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.

Affection and Respect Have Their Place

  1. 1

    Arjuna was considered Kṛṣṇa’s social equal. When he tried to bow down, Kṛṣṇa held his arms so that he could only embrace Him.

  2. 2

    Nakula and Sahadeva were junior cousins. They bowed down and grasped Lord Kṛṣṇa’s feet.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa bowed to the brāhmaṇas and elders, properly honoring the respectable members of the Kuru, Sṛñjaya and Kaikaya clans.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions that since Arjuna was considered Lord Kṛṣṇa’s social equal, when Arjuna tried to bow down to Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa held Arjuna by his arms so that he could only embrace Him.
  • The twins, however, being junior cousins, bowed down and grasped Lord Kṛṣṇa’s feet.

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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then Bhīmasena, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and others each embraced or bowed down to Him, as was appropriate. After Lord Kṛṣṇa had properly greeted everyone, He entered the city as a fanfare of many musical instruments played and reverential hymns were chanted.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.71
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. arjunenaby Arjuna
  2. pariṣvaktaḥembraced
  3. yamābhyāmby the twins
  4. abhivāditaḥoffered obeisances
  5. brāhmaṇebhyaḥto the brāhmaṇas
  6. namaskṛtyabowing down
  7. vṛddhebhyaḥto the elders
  8. caand
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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

How can affection and appropriate respect support each other in your relationships?

Practice

Offer a thoughtful, respectful greeting to an elder today, remembering Kṛṣṇa’s example.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAffection and Respect Have Their PlaceThis 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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