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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
10.84.710.84.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.84.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.84.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उवाच सुखमासीनान् भगवान् धर्मगुप्तनु: ।

सदसस्तस्य महतो यतवाचोऽनुश‍ृण्वत: ॥ ८ ॥

uvāca sukham āsīnān

bhagavān dharma-gup-tanuḥ

sadasas tasya mahato

yata-vāco ’nuśṛṇvataḥ

Translation

After the sages were comfortably seated, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose transcendental body protects religious principles, addressed them in the midst of that great assembly. Everyone listened silently with rapt attention.

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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 Attentively to the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    The sages were comfortably seated before Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed them.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, whose transcendental body protects religious principles.

  3. 3

    Everyone in the great assembly listened silently with rapt attention. Their attention was directed toward the Lord’s words.

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. uvācasaid
  2. sukhamcomfortably
  3. āsīnānto them who were seated
  4. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  5. dharmaof religion
  6. gupthe means of protection
  7. tanuḥwhose body
  8. sadasaḥin the assembly
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.84

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.84

    In this verse: “protects”

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 distracts me when I try to listen to the Lord’s teachings?

Practice

Set aside distractions and read the Lord’s words silently for two minutes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayListen Attentively to the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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