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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
9.10.239.10.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.24

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Rāmacandrasince 9.10.22inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो निष्क्रम्य लङ्काया यातुधान्य: सहस्रश: ।

मन्दोदर्या समं तत्र प्ररुदन्त्य उपाद्रवन् ॥ २४ ॥

tato niṣkramya laṅkāyā

yātudhānyaḥ sahasraśaḥ

mandodaryā samaṁ tatra

prarudantya upādravan

Translation

Thereafter, all the women whose husbands had fallen in the battle, headed by Mandodarī, the wife of Rāvaṇa, came out of Laṅkā. Continuously crying, they approached the dead bodies of Rāvaṇa and the other Rākṣasas.

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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 Battle Leaves Families in Grief

  1. 1

    The women whose husbands had fallen in battle came out of Laṅkā. Mandodarī, Rāvaṇa’s wife, headed them.

  2. 2

    They approached the dead bodies of Rāvaṇa and the other Rākṣasas. The verse turns attention to those left behind.

  3. 3

    The women were continuously crying. Their grief is an important part of the account of the battle.

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:

Mandodarī and other wives lamented for Rāvaṇa, and in accordance with Lord Rāmacandra’s order, Vibhīṣaṇa performed the funeral ceremonies for all the dead in the family. Lord Rāmacandra then gave Vibhīṣaṇa the right to rule Laṅkā and also granted him a long duration of life.
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. tataḥthereafter
  2. niṣkramyacoming out
  3. laṅkāyāḥfrom Laṅkā
  4. yātudhānyaḥthe wives of the Rākṣasas
  5. sahasraśaḥby thousands and thousands
  6. mandodaryāheaded by Mandodarī, the wife of Rāvaṇa
  7. samamwith
  8. tatrathere
  9. prarudantyaḥcrying in lamentation
  10. upādravancame near (their dead husbands)
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “crying”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I pause to notice the grief of those left behind after a death?

Practice

Offer a brief, gentle message of care to someone grieving a loss.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Battle Leaves Families in GriefThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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