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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

10.75.8 10.75.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.75.9

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

मृदङ्गशङ्खपणवधुन्धुर्यानकगोमुखा: ।

वादित्राणि विचित्राणि नेदुरावभृथोत्सवे ॥ ९ ॥

mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṇava-

dhundhury-ānaka-gomukhāḥ

vāditrāṇi vicitrāṇi

nedur āvabhṛthotsave

Translation

During the avabhṛtha celebration, the music of many kinds of instruments resounded, including mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, panavas, dhundhuris, kettledrums and gomukha horns.

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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.

Music Enlivens the Sacred Celebration

1
Many kinds of musical instruments resounded during the avabhṛtha celebration.
2
The instruments included mṛdaṅgas, panavas, dhundhuris and kettledrums.
3
Conchshells and gomukha horns also sounded, adding to the variety of the celebration’s music.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.75