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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
9.11.99.11.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.11.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इति लोकाद् बहुमुखाद् दुराराध्यादसंविद: ।

पत्या भीतेन सा त्यक्ता प्राप्ता प्राचेतसाश्रमम् ॥ १० ॥

iti lokād bahu-mukhād

durārādhyād asaṁvidaḥ

patyā bhītena sā tyaktā

prāptā prācetasāśramam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Men with a poor fund of knowledge and a heinous character speak nonsensically. Fearing such rascals, Lord Rāmacandra abandoned His wife, Sītādevī, although she was pregnant. Thus Sītādevī went to the āśrama of Vālmīki Muni.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nonsensical Speech and Sītādevī’s Departure

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes people with little knowledge and heinous character as speaking nonsensically.

  2. 2

    Fearing such people, Lord Rāmacandra abandoned His wife, Sītādevī, although she was pregnant.

  3. 3

    Sītādevī then went to the āśrama of Vālmīki Muni.

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 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus He banished Sītādevī, who was pregnant, to the shelter of Vālmīki Muni, where she gave birth to twin sons, named Lava and Kuśa. In Ayodhyā, Lakṣmaṇa begot two sons named Aṅgada and Citraketu, Bharata begot two sons named Takṣa and Puṣkala, and Śatrughna begot two sons named Subāhu and Śrutasena.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itithus
  2. lokātfrom persons
  3. bahu-mukhātwho can talk nonsensically in various ways
  4. durārādhyātwhom it is very difficult to stop
  5. asaṁvidaḥwho are without full knowledge
  6. patyāby the husband
  7. bhītenabeing afraid
  8. sāmother Sītā
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “āśrama”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “fearing”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How careful am I about speaking when I lack full knowledge?

Practice

Before repeating a negative claim about someone today, pause and check whether you actually know it to be true.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNonsensical Speech and Sītādevī’s DepartureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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