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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 75: Duryodhana Humiliated
10.75.2310.75.25-26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.24

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

सर्वे जना: सुररुचो मणिकुण्डलस्र-

गुष्णीषकञ्चुकदुकूलमहार्घ्यहारा: ।

नार्यश्च कुण्डलयुगालकवृन्दजुष्ट-

वक्त्रश्रिय: कनकमेखलया विरेजु: ॥ २४ ॥

sarve janāḥ sura-ruco maṇi-kuṇḍala-srag-

uṣṇīṣa-kañcuka-dukūla-mahārghya-hārāḥ

nāryaś ca kuṇḍala-yugālaka-vṛnda-juṣṭa-

vaktra-śriyaḥ kanaka-mekhalayā virejuḥ

Translation

All the men there shone like demigods. They were adorned with jeweled earrings, flower garlands, turbans, waistcoats, silk dhotīs and valuable pearl necklaces. The lovely faces of the women were beautified by their matched earrings and locks of hair, and they all wore golden belts.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Assembly Shines with Festive Beauty

  1. 1

    All the men there shone like demigods, adorned with jeweled earrings, garlands and turbans.

  2. 2

    They also wore waistcoats, silk dhotīs and valuable pearl necklaces.

  3. 3

    The women’s faces were beautified by matched earrings and locks of hair, and they all wore golden belts.

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 75: Duryodhana Humiliated

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the sacrifice was complete, the King adorned the priests, the exalted members of the assembly and his own relatives with fragrant sandalwood paste, flower garlands and fine clothing. Then they all went to the banks of the Ganges to perform the ritual bathing that marks the end of the sponsor’s period of initiation for the sacrifice.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.75
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarveall
  2. janāḥthe men
  3. suralike the demigods
  4. rucaḥwhose effulgent complexions
  5. maṇijeweled
  6. kuṇḍalawith earrings
  7. srakflower garlands
  8. uṣṇīṣaturbans
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.75

    In this verse: “lovely”

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 do these details help me appreciate the beauty of the whole assembly?

Practice

Reread the verse and notice one detail of the men’s attire and one detail of the women’s adornment.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Assembly Shines with Festive BeautyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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