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How to study this verse, in six steps

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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 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

10.89.12 10.89.14-17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.89.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पुनश्च सत्रमाव्रज्य मुनीनां ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।

स्वानुभूतमशेषेण राजन् भृगुरवर्णयत् ॥ १३ ॥

punaś ca satram āvrajya

munīnāṁ brahma-vādinām

svānubhūtam aśeṣeṇa

rājan bhṛgur avarṇayat

Translation

O King, Bhṛgu then returned to the sacrificial arena of the wise Vedic authorities and described his entire experience to 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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Share Your Experience Fully and Faithfully

1
Bhṛgu returned to the sacrificial arena after his visits.
2
He addressed the wise Vedic authorities gathered there.
3
He described his entire experience to them, giving a full account of what he had encountered.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Next Bhṛgu went to Lord Śiva, his older brother, who rose from his seat to embrace him. But Bhṛgu rejected the embrace, calling Śiva a deviant heretic.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.89

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

punaḥagain
caand
satramto the sacrifice
āvrajyagoing
munīnāmof the sages
brahma-vādināmwho were expert in knowledge of the Vedas
svaby himself
anubhūtamexperienced

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 10.89
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

When I share something I have learned, do I give a complete and faithful account?

Practice

Write a brief summary of this verse, checking that you have neither omitted its main details nor added unsupported ones.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayShare Your Experience Fully and FaithfullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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