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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.47

Who is speaking and story frame

पुत्रान् स्वमातरस्तास्तु प्राणांस्तन्व इवोत्थिता: ।

आरोप्याङ्केऽभिषिञ्चन्त्यो बाष्पौघैर्विजहु: शुच: ॥ ४७ ॥

putrān sva-mātaras tās tu

prāṇāṁs tanva ivotthitāḥ

āropyāṅke ’bhiṣiñcantyo

bāṣpaughair vijahuḥ śucaḥ

Translation

Upon seeing their sons, the mothers of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna immediately arose, like unconscious bodies returning to consciousness. The mothers placed their sons on their laps and bathed Them with tears, thus relieving themselves of the grief of long separation.

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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.

Reunion Relieves the Mothers’ Grief

  1. 1

    Seeing Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna, Their mothers immediately arose.

  2. 2

    Their rising was like unconscious bodies returning to consciousness.

  3. 3

    The mothers placed their sons on their laps and bathed Them with tears, relieving their grief after the long separation.

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:

Lord Rāmacandra then gave Vibhīṣaṇa the right to rule Laṅkā and also granted him a long duration of life. The Lord delivered Sītādevī from the Aśoka forest and carried her in a flower airplane to His capital Ayodhyā, where He was received by His brother Bharata.
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. putrānthe sons
  2. sva-mātaraḥTheir mothers
  3. tāḥthey, headed by Kauśalyā and Kaikeyī
  4. tubut
  5. prāṇānlife
  6. tanvaḥbodies
  7. ivalike
  8. utthitāḥarisen
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

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

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.10

    In this verse: “mothers”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do the mothers’ tears reveal about their affection for their sons?

Practice

Reread this translation slowly, pausing to remember the mothers’ joy at reunion.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReunion Relieves the Mothers’ GriefThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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