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  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 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
9.11.299.11.31-34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.11.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत: प्रजा वीक्ष्य पतिं चिरागतं

दिद‍ृक्षयोत्सृष्टगृहा: स्त्रियो नरा: ।

आरुह्य हर्म्याण्यरविन्दलोचन-

मतृप्तनेत्रा: कुसुमैरवाकिरन् ॥ ३० ॥

tataḥ prajā vīkṣya patiṁ cirāgataṁ

didṛkṣayotsṛṣṭa-gṛhāḥ striyo narāḥ

āruhya harmyāṇy aravinda-locanam

atṛpta-netrāḥ kusumair avākiran

Translation

Thereafter, not having seen the Lord for a long time, the citizens, both men and women, being very eager to see Him, left their homes and got up on the roofs of the palaces. Being incompletely satiated with seeing the face of the lotus-eyed Lord Rāmacandra, they showered flowers upon Him.

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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.

Eagerly Behold the Lotus-Eyed Lord

  1. 1

    The citizens had not seen Lord Rāmacandra for a long time and were very eager to see Him.

  2. 2

    Both men and women left their homes and climbed onto palace roofs to behold Him.

  3. 3

    Their eyes were still not satisfied with seeing the lotus-eyed Lord’s face. They showered flowers upon Him.

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:

Upon hearing of this, Lord Rāmacandra was very much aggrieved, and thus He performed sacrifices for thirteen thousand years. After describing the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra’s disappearance and establishing that the Lord appears for His pastimes only, Śukadeva Gosvāmī ends this chapter by describing the results of hearing about the activities of Lord Rāmacandra and by describing how the Lord protected His citizens and displayed affection for His brothers.
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. tataḥthereafter
  2. prajāḥthe citizens
  3. vīkṣyaby seeing
  4. patimthe King
  5. cira-āgatamreturned after a long time
  6. didṛkṣayādesiring to see
  7. utsṛṣṭa-gṛhāḥvacating their respective residences
  8. striyaḥthe women
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “citizens”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the citizens’ eagerness teach me about giving attention to the Lord?

Practice

Pause today to remember the lotus-eyed face of Lord Rāmacandra described in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEagerly Behold the Lotus-Eyed LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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