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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.84.2-5

Who is speaking and story frame

इति सम्भाषमाणासु स्‍त्रीभि: स्‍त्रीषु नृभिर्नृषु ।

आययुर्मुनयस्तत्र कृष्णरामदिद‍ृक्षया ॥ २ ॥

द्वैपायनो नारदश्च च्यवनो देवलोऽसित: ।

विश्वामित्र: शतानन्दो भरद्वाजोऽथ गौतम: ॥ ३ ॥

राम: सशिष्यो भगवान् वसिष्ठो गालवो भृगु: ।

पुलस्त्य: कश्यपोऽत्रिश्च मार्कण्डेयो बृहस्पति: ॥ ४ ॥

द्वितस्‍त्रितश्चैकतश्च ब्रह्मपुत्रास्तथाङ्गिरा: ।

अगस्त्यो याज्ञवल्क्यश्च वामदेवादयोऽपरे ॥ ५ ॥

iti sambhāṣamāṇāsu

strībhiḥ strīṣu nṛbhir nṛṣu

āyayur munayas tatra

kṛṣṇa-rāma-didṛkṣayā

dvaipāyano nāradaś ca

cyavano devalo ’sitaḥ

viśvāmitraḥ śatānando

bharadvājo ’tha gautamaḥ

rāmaḥ sa-śiṣyo bhagavān

vasiṣṭho gālavo bhṛguḥ

pulastyaḥ kaśyapo ’triś ca

mārkaṇḍeyo bṛhaspatiḥ

dvitas tritaś caikataś ca

brahma-putrās tathāṅgirāḥ

agastyo yājñavalkyaś ca

vāmadevādayo ’pare

Translation

As the women thus talked among themselves and the men among themselves, a number of great sages arrived there, all of them eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma. They included Dvaipāyana, Nārada, Cyavana, Devala and Asita, Viśvāmitra, Śatānanda, Bharadvāja and Gautama, Lord Paraśurāma and his disciples, Vasiṣṭha, Gālava, Bhṛgu, Pulastya and Kaśyapa, Atri, Mārkaṇḍeya and Bṛhaspati, Dvita, Trita, Ekata and the four Kumāras, and Aṅgirā, Agastya, Yājñavalkya and Vāmadeva.

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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.

Great Sages Eagerly Seek the Lord

  1. 1

    While the women and men talked among themselves, a number of great sages arrived.

  2. 2

    The sages were all eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma. This shared desire brought them to the gathering.

  3. 3

    The gathering included Nārada, the four Kumāras and many other great sages. Lord Paraśurāma came with his disciples.

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 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As the women talked among themselves, and the men did likewise, great sages headed by Nārada and Vyāsadeva arrived there, desiring to see Lord Kṛṣṇa. The various kings and other leading personalities who were sitting at their leisure, including the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, stood up as soon as they saw the sages.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.84
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itithus
  2. sambhāṣamāṇāsuas they were conversing
  3. strībhiḥwith women
  4. strīṣuwomen
  5. nṛbhiḥwith men
  6. nṛṣumen
  7. āyayuḥarrived
  8. munayaḥgreat sages
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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

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

What place does eagerness to see the Lord have in my devotional life?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the sages’ eagerness to see Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGreat Sages Eagerly Seek the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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