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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.7-810.82.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.9

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्र स्‍नात्वा महाभागा उपोष्य सुसमाहिता: ।

ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददुर्धेनूर्वास:स्रग्रुक्‍ममालिनी: ॥ ९ ॥

tatra snātvā mahā-bhāgā

upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ

brāhmaṇebhyo dadur dhenūr

vāsaḥ-srag-rukma-mālinīḥ

Translation

At Samanta-pañcaka, the saintly Yādavas bathed and then observed a fast with careful attention. Afterward they presented brāhmaṇas with cows bedecked with garments, flower garlands and gold necklaces.

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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.

Careful Observance and Generous Giving

  1. 1

    The saintly Yādavas bathed at Samanta-pañcaka. Their pilgrimage included deliberate sacred observances.

  2. 2

    They observed a fast with careful attention. The verse highlights their attentiveness, not merely the outward act.

  3. 3

    Afterward, they gave cows to brāhmaṇas. The cows were adorned with garments, flower garlands and gold necklaces.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After the Yadus had bathed and performed other obligatory rituals, they noticed that kings of Matsya, Uśīnara and other places had also come, as well as Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd community of Vraja, who were always feeling the intense anxiety of separation from Kṛṣṇa. The Yādavas, overjoyed to see all these old friends, embraced them one by one as they shed tears of happiness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.82
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tatrathere
  2. snātvābathing
  3. mahā-bhāgāḥthe greatly pious (Yādavas)
  4. upoṣyafasting
  5. su-samāhitāḥwith careful attention
  6. brāhmaṇebhyaḥto brāhmaṇas
  7. daduḥthey gave
  8. dhenūḥcows
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive am I when carrying out a devotional observance?

Practice

Give your full attention to one devotional practice today, setting aside distractions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCareful Observance and Generous GivingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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