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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
9.10.189.10.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.10.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तां यातुधानपृतनामसिशूलचाप-

प्रासर्ष्टिशक्तिशरतोमरखड्‌गदुर्गाम् ।

सुग्रीवलक्ष्मणमरुत्सुतगन्धमाद-

नीलाङ्गदर्क्षपनसादिभिरन्वितोऽगात् ॥ १९ ॥

tāṁ yātudhāna-pṛtanām asi-śūla-cāpa-

prāsarṣṭi-śaktiśara-tomara-khaḍga-durgām

sugrīva-lakṣmaṇa-marutsuta-gandhamāda-

nīlāṅgadarkṣa-panasādibhir anvito ’gāt

Translation

Lord Rāmacandra, surrounded by Lakṣmaṇa and monkey soldiers like Sugrīva, Hanumān, Gandhamāda, Nīla, Aṅgada, Jāmbavān and Panasa, attacked the soldiers of the Rākṣasas, who were fully equipped with various invincible weapons like swords, lances, bows, prāsas, ṛṣṭis, śakti arrows, khaḍgas and tomaras.

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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.

The Lord Advances With His Companions

  1. 1

    Lord Rāmacandra attacked the soldiers of the Rākṣasas while surrounded by Lakṣmaṇa and the monkey soldiers.

  2. 2

    His companions included Sugrīva, Hanumān, Gandhamāda, Nīla, Aṅgada, Jāmbavān and Panasa.

  3. 3

    The Rākṣasas were fully equipped with formidable weapons, including swords, lances, bows and śakti arrows. Lord Rāmacandra advanced against this armed force.

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:

Previously, Hanumān, the eternal servant of the Lord, had set fire to Laṅkā, and now, with the help of Lakṣmaṇa, the forces of Lord Rāmacandra killed all the Rākṣasa soldiers. Then Lord Rāmacandra personally killed Rāvaṇa.
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. tāmall of them
  2. yātudhāna-pṛtanāmthe soldiers of the Rākṣasas
  3. asiby swords
  4. śūlaby lances
  5. cāpaby bows
  6. prāsa-ṛṣṭiprāsa weapons and ṛṣṭi weapons
  7. śakti-śaraśakti arrows
  8. tomaratomara weapons
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “companions”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the Lord advancing while surrounded by His companions?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Lord Rāmacandra together with the companions named in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.10's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Advances With His CompanionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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