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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

10.75.12 10.75.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.75.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सदस्यर्त्विग्द्विजश्रेष्ठा ब्रह्मघोषेणभूयसा ।

देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वास्तुष्टुवु: पुष्पवर्षिण: ॥ १३ ॥

sadasyartvig-dvija-śreṣṭhā

brahma-ghoṣeṇa bhūyasā

devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvās

tuṣṭuvuḥ puṣpa-varṣiṇaḥ

Translation

The assembly officials, the priests and other excellent brāhmaṇas resoundingly vibrated Vedic mantras, while the demigods, divine sages, Pitās and Gandharvas sang praises and rained down flowers.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Mantras, Praises and Showers of Flowers

1
The assembly officials, priests and other excellent brāhmaṇas resoundingly vibrated Vedic mantras.
2
The demigods, divine sages, Pitās and Gandharvas sang praises.
3
They also rained down flowers, joining praise with a beautiful offering.

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

Chapter 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Yudhiṣṭhira put on new clothes and worshiped the learned brāhmaṇas, his family, friends and well-wishers, each in the particular manner suitable for them, and offered them all various gifts. The guests then departed for their homes.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.75