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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
10.71.3510.71.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.36

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

तत्र तत्रोपसङ्गम्य पौरा मङ्गलपाणय: ।

चक्रु: सपर्यां कृष्णाय श्रेणीमुख्या हतैनस: ॥ ३६ ॥

tatra tatropasaṅgamya

paurā maṅgala-pāṇayaḥ

cakruḥ saparyāṁ kṛṣṇāya

śreṇī-mukhyā hatainasaḥ

Translation

In various places citizens of the city came forward holding auspicious offerings for Lord Kṛṣṇa, and sinless leaders of occupational guilds came forward to worship the Lord.

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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.

Worship the Lord as a Humble Servant

  1. 1

    At various places along the road, citizens approached Lord Kṛṣṇa with auspicious offerings to welcome Him to the city.

  2. 2

    These citizens were rich, respectable and freed from sinful activities. Leaders of occupational guilds also came forward to worship the Lord.

  3. 3

    Despite their wealth and position, they worshiped Kṛṣṇa as humble servitors. Their offerings expressed a spirit of service.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “While Lord Kṛṣṇa was thus passing on the road, at intervals some of the citizens, who were all rich, respectable and freed from sinful activities, presented auspicious articles to the Lord, just to offer Him a reception to the city.

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:

Kuntīdevī then requested Draupadī to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, gratified King Yudhiṣṭhira by remaining there for some months.
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. tatra tatrain various places
  2. upasaṅgamyaapproaching
  3. paurāḥcitizens of the city
  4. maṅgalaauspicious offerings
  5. pāṇayaḥin their hands
  6. cakruḥperformed
  7. saparyāmworship
  8. kṛṣṇāyafor Lord Kṛṣṇa
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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 10.71

    In this verse: “citizens”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “wealth”

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 I approach Kṛṣṇa as a humble servant rather than rely on my position or possessions?

Practice

Offer one small act of worship to Lord Kṛṣṇa today, consciously adopting the mood of a humble servant.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship the Lord as a Humble ServantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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