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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.
  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
10.84.5210.84.54

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.84.53

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

पत्नीसंयाजावभृथ्यैश्चरित्वा ते महर्षय: ।

सस्‍नू रामह्रदे विप्रा यजमानपुर:सरा: ॥ ५३ ॥

patnī-saṁyājāvabhṛthyaiś

caritvā te maharṣayaḥ

sasnū rāma-hrade viprā

yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ

Translation

After supervising the patnī-saṁyāja and avabhṛthya rituals, the great brāhmaṇa sages bathed in Lord Paraśurāma’s lake with the sponsor of the sacrifice, Vasudeva, who led them.

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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.

Completing the Sacrificial Rituals Together

  1. 1

    The great brāhmaṇa sages supervised the patnī-saṁyāja and avabhṛthya rituals.

  2. 2

    Afterward, they bathed with Vasudeva in Lord Paraśurāma’s lake.

  3. 3

    Vasudeva, the sponsor of the sacrifice, led the sages to the bath.

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:

Afterward, Vasudeva presented the priests with valuable gifts of cows and jewelry, and also with marriageable brāhmaṇa girls. He then performed the ritual bath marking the end of the sacrifice and fed everyone sumptuously, even the village dogs.
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. patnī-saṁyājathe ritual in which the sponsor of the sacrifice offers oblations together with his wife
  2. avabhṛthyaiḥand the final rituals, known as avabhṛthya
  3. caritvāhaving executed
  4. tethey
  5. mahāṛṣayaḥthe great sages
  6. sasnuḥbathed
  7. rāmaof Lord Paraśurāma
  8. hradein the lake
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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

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 can I learn from the care given to completing the sacrifice?

Practice

Give careful attention to the conclusion of one act of worship today, rather than rushing through it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCompleting the Sacrificial Rituals TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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