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4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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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

9.10.48 9.10.50

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.10.49

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

एवं कृतशिर:स्‍नान: सुवासा: स्रग्व्यलङ्‍कृत: ।

स्वलङ्‍कृतै: सुवासोभिर्भ्रातृभिर्भार्यया बभौ ॥ ४९ ॥

evaṁ kṛta-śiraḥ-snānaḥ

suvāsāḥ sragvy-alaṅkṛtaḥ

svalaṅkṛtaiḥ suvāsobhir

bhrātṛbhir bhāryayā babhau

Translation

Lord Rāmacandra, fully bathed and His head clean-shaven, dressed Himself very nicely and was decorated with a garland and ornaments. Thus He shone brightly, surrounded by His brothers and wife, who were similarly dressed and ornamented.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Shines Among His Family

1
After bathing and having His head clean-shaven, Lord Rāmacandra dressed Himself very nicely.
2
He was decorated with a garland and ornaments and shone brightly.
3
His brothers and wife surrounded Him, similarly dressed and ornamented.

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

Chapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Lord Rāmacandra entered Ayodhyā, Bharata brought His wooden shoes, Vibhīṣaṇa and Sugrīva held a whisk and fan, Hanumān carried an umbrella, Śatrughna carried the Lord’s bow and two quivers, and Sītādevī carried a waterpot containing water from holy places. Aṅgada carried a sword, and Jāmbavān (Ṛkṣarāja) carried a shield.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.10

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

evamthus
kṛta-śiraḥ-snānaḥhaving completely bathed, washing the head
su-vāsāḥbeing nicely dressed
sragvi-alaṅkṛtaḥbeing decorated with a garland
su-alaṅkṛtaiḥdecorated nicely
su-vāsobhiḥdressed nicely
bhrātṛbhiḥwith His brothers
bhāryayāand with His wife, Sītā
babhauthe Lord became very brilliant

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What detail in this description helps me lovingly remember Lord Rāmacandra?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly and spend a minute remembering the Lord surrounded by His family.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Shines Among His FamilyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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