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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
9.10.329.10.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.10.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अवकीर्यमाण: सुकुसुमैर्लोकपालार्पितै: पथि ।

उपगीयमानचरित: शतधृत्यादिभिर्मुदा ॥ ३३ ॥

avakīryamāṇaḥ sukusumair

lokapālārpitaiḥ pathi

upagīyamāna-caritaḥ

śatadhṛty-ādibhir mudā

Translation

When Lord Rāmacandra returned to His capital, Ayodhyā, He was greeted on the road by the princely order, who showered His body with beautiful, fragrant flowers, while great personalities like Lord Brahmā and other demigods glorified the activities of the Lord in great jubilation.

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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.

Joyfully Glorify the Lord’s Activities

  1. 1

    The princely order greeted Lord Rāmacandra on the road as He returned to Ayodhyā.

  2. 2

    They showered His body with beautiful, fragrant flowers.

  3. 3

    Lord Brahmā and other demigods glorified the Lord’s activities in great jubilation.

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:

It also describes the Lord’s activities, telling how He killed Rāvaṇa and returned to Ayodhyā, the capital of His kingdom. The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga was Dīrghabāhu, and his son was Raghu.
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. avakīryamāṇaḥbeing overflooded
  2. su-kusumaiḥby fragrant and beautiful flowers
  3. loka-pāla-arpitaiḥoffered by the princely order
  4. pathion the road
  5. upagīyamāna-caritaḥbeing glorified for His uncommon activities
  6. śatadhṛti-ādibhiḥby personalities like Lord Brahmā and other demigods
  7. mudāwith great jubilation
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “glorified”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What activity of Lord Rāmacandra described here would you like to glorify?

Practice

Speak one sentence of praise for Lord Rāmacandra and His activities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoyfully Glorify the Lord’s ActivitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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