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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  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 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
10.84.5010.84.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.84.51

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.84.42inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ईजेऽनुयज्ञं विधिना अग्निहोत्रादिलक्षणै: ।

प्राकृतैर्वैकृतैर्यज्ञैर्द्रव्यज्ञानक्रियेश्वरम् ॥ ५१ ॥

īje ’nu-yajñaṁ vidhinā

agni-hotrādi-lakṣaṇaiḥ

prākṛtair vaikṛtair yajñair

dravya-jñāna-kriyeśvaram

Translation

Performing various kinds of Vedic sacrifice according to the proper regulations, Vasudeva worshiped the Lord of all sacrificial paraphernalia, mantras and rituals. He executed both primary and secondary sacrifices, offering oblations to the sacred fire and carrying out other aspects of sacrificial worship.

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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.

Regulated Sacrifice Is Worship of the Lord

  1. 1

    Vasudeva worshiped the Lord of all sacrificial paraphernalia, mantras and rituals. His sacrifices followed the proper regulations.

  2. 2

    The Brāhmaṇa portion of the Vedic śruti gives complete procedures for certain prototype sacrifices. These are called prākṛta, or original, yajñas.

  3. 3

    The procedures for other sacrifices are derived from those prototypes according to the strict rules of the Mīmāṁsā-śāstra. These are called vaikṛta, or changed, sacrifices.

Key points from the purport
  • There are numerous kinds of Vedic fire sacrifice, each of which involves several elaborate rituals.
  • The Brāhmaṇa portion of the Vedic śruti specifies the complete step-by-step procedure of only a few prototype sacrifices, such as the Jyotiṣṭoma and Darśa-pūrṇamāsa.
  • Since other yajñas are thus known by derivation from the prototype sacrifices, they are called vaikṛta, or “changed.”

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Vasudeva then requested the sages to act as his priests, and he arranged for Vedic sacrifices to be performed with superexcellent paraphernalia. Afterward, Vasudeva presented the priests with valuable gifts of cows and jewelry, and also with marriageable brāhmaṇa girls.
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. ījehe worshiped
  2. anu-yajñamwith each kind of sacrifice
  3. vidhināby the proper regulations
  4. agni-hotraby offering oblations into the sacred fire
  5. ādiand so on
  6. lakṣaṇaiḥcharacterized
  7. prākṛtaiḥunmodified, completely specified by śruti injunctions
  8. vaikṛtaiḥmodified, adjusted according to the indications of other sources
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.84

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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

When I follow the details of worship, do I remember the Lord whom I am serving?

Practice

Before one act of worship today, pause to remember that its purpose is service to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRegulated Sacrifice Is Worship of the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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