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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.74.7-9

Who is speaking and story frame

द्वैपायनो भरद्वाज: सुमन्तुर्गोतमोऽसित: ।

वसिष्ठश्‍च्यवन: कण्वो मैत्रेय: कवषस्‍त्रित: ॥ ७ ॥

विश्वामित्रो वामदेव: सुमतिर्जैमिनि: क्रतु: ।

पैल: पराशरो गर्गो वैशम्पायन एव च ॥ ८ ॥

अथर्वा कश्यपो धौम्यो रामो भार्गव आसुरि: ।

वीतिहोत्रो मधुच्छन्दा वीरसेनोऽकृतव्रण: ॥ ९ ॥

dvaipāyano bharadvājaḥ

sumantur gotamo ’sitaḥ

vasiṣṭhaś cyavanaḥ kaṇvo

maitreyaḥ kavaṣas tritaḥ

viśvāmitro vāmadevaḥ

sumatir jaiminiḥ kratuḥ

pailaḥ parāśaro gargo

vaiśampāyana eva ca

atharvā kaśyapo dhaumyo

rāmo bhārgava āsuriḥ

vītihotro madhucchandā

vīraseno ’kṛtavraṇaḥ

Translation

He selected Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana, Bharadvāja, Sumantu, Gotama and Asita, along with Vasiṣṭha, Cyavana, Kaṇva, Maitreya, Kavaṣa and Trita. He also selected Viśvāmitra, Vāmadeva, Sumati, Jaimini, Kratu, Paila and Parāśara, as well as Garga, Vaiśampāyana, Atharvā, Kaśyapa, Dhaumya, Rāma of the Bhārgavas, Āsuri, Vītihotra, Madhucchandā, Vīrasena and Akṛtavraṇa.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Qualified People Serve in Different Roles

  1. 1

    King Yudhiṣṭhira selected many exalted brāhmaṇas, including Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana, Bharadvāja and Vasiṣṭha.

  2. 2

    He invited them to serve in different capacities rather than all performing the same task.

  3. 3

    Their responsibilities included acting as priests, advisers and other helpers in the sacrifice.

Key points from the purport
  • King Yudhiṣṭhira invited all these exalted brāhmaṇas to act in different capacities as priests, advisers and so on.

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 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After glorifying Lord Kṛṣṇa, King Yudhiṣṭhira selected qualified brāhmaṇas such as Bharadvāja, Gautama and Vasiṣṭha to serve as the priests of the Rājasūya sacrifice. Then many exalted guests of all the four social orders arrived to see the sacrificial performance.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.74
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dvaipāyanaḥ bharadvājaḥDvaipāyana (Vedavyāsa) and Bharadvāja
  2. sumantuḥ gotamaḥ asitaḥSumantu, Gotama and Asita
  3. vasiṣṭhaḥ cyavanaḥ kaṇvaḥVasiṣṭha, Cyavana and Kaṇva
  4. maitreyaḥ kavaṣaḥ tritaḥMaitreya, Kavasa and Trita
  5. viśvāmitraḥ vāmadevaḥViśvāmitra and Vāmadeva
  6. sumatiḥ jaiminiḥ kratuḥSumati, Jaimini and Kratu
  7. pailaḥ parāśaraḥ gargaḥPaila, Parāśara and Garga
  8. vaiśampāyanaḥVaiśampāyana
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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 10.74

    In this verse: “king”

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 better appreciate the different responsibilities people carry in devotional service?

Practice

Thank someone today for a specific responsibility they carry in devotional service.

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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.

Live this todayQualified People Serve in Different RolesThis 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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