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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
10.89.2410.89.26-27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.25

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The brāhmaṇasince 10.89.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं द्वितीयं विप्रर्षिस्तृतीयं त्वेवमेव च ।

विसृज्य स नृपद्वारि तां गाथां समगायत ॥ २५ ॥

evaṁ dvitīyaṁ viprarṣis

tṛtīyaṁ tv evam eva ca

visṛjya sa nṛpa-dvāri

tāṁ gāthāṁ samagāyata

Translation

The wise brāhmaṇa suffered the same tragedy with his second and third child. Each time, he left the body of his dead son at the King’s door and sang the same song of lamentation.

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Repeated Loss and Repeated Lamentation

  1. 1

    The wise brāhmaṇa suffered the same tragedy with his second child and then his third.

  2. 2

    Each time, he left his dead son’s body at the King’s door.

  3. 3

    Each time, he sang the same lamentation. The verse emphasizes the repeated nature of his loss and grief.

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

Further reading

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

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The same misfortune continued to befall the brāhmaṇa, and each time he would bring his dead infant’s body to the royal court and berate the King. When the ninth son died at birth, Arjuna happened to hear the brāhmaṇa’s complaint, and he said, “My lord, I will protect your progeny.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.89
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamin the same manner
  2. dvitīyama second time
  3. vipra-ṛṣiḥthe wise brāhmaṇa
  4. tṛtīyama third time
  5. tuand
  6. evam eva cajust the same way
  7. visṛjyaleaving (his dead son)
  8. saḥhe
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “king’s”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “child”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “lamentation”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I reading each repeated loss attentively, or passing over the father’s sorrow?

Practice

Pause over the words “second and third child” before continuing, acknowledging each loss described.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRepeated Loss and Repeated LamentationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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