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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
9.10.249.10.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.25

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

स्वान् स्वान् बन्धून् परिष्वज्य लक्ष्मणेषुभिरर्दितान् ।

रुरुदु: सुस्वरं दीना घ्नन्त्य आत्मानमात्मना ॥ २५ ॥

svān svān bandhūn pariṣvajya

lakṣmaṇeṣubhir arditān

ruruduḥ susvaraṁ dīnā

ghnantya ātmānam ātmanā

Translation

Striking their breasts in affliction because their husbands had been killed by the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa, the women embraced their respective husbands and cried piteously in voices appealing to everyone.

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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.

Hear the Sorrow of Those Bereaved

  1. 1

    The women’s husbands had been killed by the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa. The women were deeply afflicted by their deaths.

  2. 2

    Each woman embraced her own husband. Their sorrow was expressed through both their cries and their actions.

  3. 3

    They struck their breasts and cried piteously. Their voices appealed to everyone who heard them.

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:

When Sītādevī was kidnapped, Lord Rāmacandra, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, searched for her throughout the forest. In the course of this search, They met Jaṭāyu.
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. svān svāntheir own respective husbands
  2. bandhūnfriends
  3. pariṣvajyaembracing
  4. lakṣmaṇa-iṣubhiḥby the arrows of Lakṣmaṇa
  5. arditānwho were killed
  6. ruruduḥall the wives cried piteously
  7. su-svaramit was very sweet to hear
  8. dīnāḥvery poor
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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: “cried”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

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

    In this verse: “deaths”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I listen more gently when someone expresses sorrow?

Practice

If someone shares a loss today, listen without rushing to give advice.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear the Sorrow of Those BereavedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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