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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
10.84.32-3310.84.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.84.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.84.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथोचुर्मुनयो राजन्नाभाष्यानकदुन्दुभिम् ।

सर्वेषां श‍ृण्वतां राज्ञां तथैवाच्युतरामयो: ॥ ३४ ॥

athocur munayo rājann

ābhāṣyānalsadundabhim

sarveṣāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ rājñāṁ

tathaivācyuta-rāmayoḥ

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] The sages then spoke again, O King, addressing Vasudeva while all the kings, along with Lord Acyuta and Lord Rāma, listened.

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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.

Listen as the Sages Give Instruction

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī continues by describing the sages speaking again.

  2. 2

    They addressed Vasudeva, who had asked for their guidance.

  3. 3

    All the kings listened, along with Lord Acyuta and Lord Rāma.

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:

The sages continued to glorify the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, and the friend and worshiper of the brāhmaṇas. After the sages had praised Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa offered them His obeisances, and they begged His permission to return to their hermitages.
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. athathen
  2. ūcuḥsaid
  3. munayaḥthe sages
  4. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
  5. ābhāṣyaspeaking
  6. ānaka-dundubhimto Vasudeva
  7. sarveṣāmall
  8. śṛṇvatāmas they listened
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.84

    In this verse: “king”, “kings”

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 attentive am I when spiritual instruction is being shared?

Practice

Listen to or read a short spiritual teaching today without interrupting or multitasking.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.84's connections

Live this todayListen as the Sages Give InstructionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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