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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?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 12 · Chapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

12.10.34 12.10.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.10.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.10.35inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सूत उवाच

इत्यर्चितोऽभिष्टुतश्च मुनिना सूक्तया गिरा ।

तमाह भगवाञ्छर्व: शर्वया चाभिनन्दित: ॥ ३५ ॥

sūta uvāca

ity arcito ’bhiṣṭutaś ca

muninā sūktayā girā

tam āha bhagavāñ charvaḥ

śarvayā cābhinanditaḥ

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus worshiped and glorified by the eloquent statements of the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, Lord Śarva [Śiva], encouraged by his consort, replied to him as follows.

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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.

Worship Through Well-Spoken Praise

1
Mārkaṇḍeya worshiped and glorified Lord Śiva with eloquent statements.
2
Lord Śiva received the sage’s words and prepared to reply.
3
His consort encouraged him to respond to Mārkaṇḍeya.

How it feels

Terror and bewilderment → Wonder and surrender. Annihilation gives way to a tender divine vision.

Chapters 9–10 of Canto 12: Mārkaṇḍeya witnesses the deluge and divine child. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Satisfied with Mārkaṇḍeya’s devotion, Lord Śiva awarded him the boons of renown, freedom from old age and death until the time of universal dissolution, knowledge of all three phases of time, renunciation, realized knowledge and the position of a teacher of the Purāṇas. Those who chant and hear the story of Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi will attain liberation from material life, which is based on the accumulated desires generated from fruitive work.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 12.10

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said
itiin these words
arcitaḥworshiped
abhiṣṭutaḥglorified
caand
munināby the sage
su-uktayāwell-spoken
girāwith words

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 12.10
In this verse: “worshiped”
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 12.10
In this verse: “glorified”

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 make my words of appreciation more thoughtful and sincere?

Practice

Today, offer one sincere, carefully worded expression of appreciation.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Through Well-Spoken PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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