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  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 9 · Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra
9.10.129.10.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.10.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यद्रोषविभ्रमविवृत्तकटाक्षपात-

सम्भ्रान्तनक्रमकरो भयगीर्णघोष: ।

सिन्धु: शिरस्यर्हणं परिगृह्य रूपी

पादारविन्दमुपगम्य बभाष एतत् ॥ १३ ॥

yad-roṣa-vibhrama-vivṛtta-kaṭākṣa-pāta-

sambhrānta-nakra-makaro bhaya-gīrṇa-ghoṣaḥ

sindhuḥ śirasy arhaṇaṁ parigṛhya rūpī

pādāravindam upagamya babhāṣa etat

Translation

After reaching the beach, Lord Rāmacandra fasted for three days, awaiting the arrival of the ocean personified. When the ocean did not come, the Lord exhibited His pastimes of anger, and simply by His glancing over the ocean, all the living entities within it, including the crocodiles and sharks, were agitated by fear. Then the personified ocean fearfully approached Lord Rāmacandra, taking all paraphernalia to worship Him. Falling at the Lord’s lotus feet, the personified ocean spoke as follows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Approaching the Lord With Reverence

  1. 1

    Lord Rāmacandra fasted for three days at the beach, awaiting the ocean personified.

  2. 2

    When the ocean did not come, the Lord exhibited His pastimes of anger. His glance filled the ocean’s living entities with fear.

  3. 3

    The ocean personified then approached with articles for worship. He fell at the Lord’s lotus feet before speaking.

How it feels

Exile and separation → Loyalty and reunion. Duty, loss and sacrifice shape the dramatic center of this canto.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 9: The pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After organizing the military strength of the monkeys and going with them to the shore of the sea, the Lord awaited the arrival of Samudra, the ocean personified, but when Samudra did not come, the Lord, the master of Samudra, became angry. Then Samudra came to the Lord with great haste and surrendered to Him, wanting to help Him in every way.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yat-roṣawhose anger
  2. vibhramainduced by
  3. vivṛttaturned
  4. kaṭākṣa-pātaby the glance
  5. sambhrāntaagitated
  6. nakracrocodiles
  7. makaraḥand sharks
  8. bhaya-gīrṇa-ghoṣaḥwhose loud sound was silenced through fear
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “fear”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the ocean’s approach help you reflect on reverence toward the Lord?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Lord Rāmacandra with deliberate attention and respect.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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

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