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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
9.11.31-349.11.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.35

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

तस्मिन्स भगवान् राम: स्‍निग्धया प्रिययेष्टया ।

रेमे स्वारामधीराणामृषभ: सीतया किल ॥ ३५ ॥

tasmin sa bhagavān rāmaḥ

snigdhayā priyayeṣṭayā

reme svārāma-dhīrāṇām

ṛṣabhaḥ sītayā kila

Translation

Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, chief of the best learned scholars, resided in that palace with His pleasure potency, mother Sītā, and enjoyed complete peace.

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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.

Lord Rāmacandra Enjoys Complete Peace

  1. 1

    Lord Rāmacandra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is also the chief of the best learned scholars.

  2. 2

    He resided in the palace with mother Sītā, His pleasure potency.

  3. 3

    Lord Rāmacandra enjoyed complete peace with mother Sītā. The verse directs our attention to the Lord and His peaceful enjoyment.

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:

Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, performed various sacrifices by which to worship Himself, and at the end of these sacrifices He gave land to the hotā, adhvaryu, udgātā and brahmā priests. He gave them the eastern, western, northern and southern directions respectively, and the balance He gave to the ācārya.
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. tasminin that celestial palace
  2. saḥHe
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. rāmaḥLord Rāmacandra
  5. snigdhayāalways pleased by her behavior
  6. priyayā iṣṭayāwith His dearmost wife
  7. remeenjoyed
  8. sva-ārāmapersonal pleasure
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “mother”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Lord Rāmacandra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead shape my reflection on His peaceful life with mother Sītā?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with mother Sītā in complete peace.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Rāmacandra Enjoys Complete PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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