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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

10.86.18 10.86.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.86.13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्र तत्र तमायान्तं पौरा जानपदा नृप ।

उपतस्थु: सार्घ्यहस्ता ग्रहै: सूर्यमिवोदितम् ॥ १९ ॥

tatra tatra tam āyāntaṁ

paurā jānapadā nṛpa

upatasthuḥ sārghya-hastā

grahaiḥ sūryam ivoditam

Translation

In every city and town the Lord passed along the way, O King, the people came forward to worship Him with offerings of arghya water in their hands, as if to worship the risen sun surrounded by planets.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcoming the Lord With Worship

1
In every city and town along the way, people came forward to worship the Lord.
2
They carried offerings of arghya water in their hands.
3
The Lord is compared to the risen sun, and the sages traveling with Him are likened to planets surrounding it.

Key points from the purport

Here the sages traveling with Kṛṣṇa on His chariot are likened to planets around the sun.

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

Chapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

There was a brāhmaṇa devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s named Śrutadeva, who lived in the city of Mithilā. By the will of Providence, he could earn only barely enough to keep himself and his family alive.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.86

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tatra tatrain each place
tamHim
āyāntamas He was coming
paurāḥcity residents
jānapadāḥand village residents
nṛpaO King (Parīkṣit)
upatasthuḥcame forward to greet Him
sawith

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
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.86
In this verse: “worship”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.86
In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach worship with the eagerness shown by these people?

Practice

Offer water to Lord Kṛṣṇa today with deliberate attention and respect.

Live this todayWelcoming the Lord With WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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