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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?
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Canto 9 · Chapter 11: Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
9.11.69.11.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.11.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.11.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय रामायाकुण्ठमेधसे ।

उत्तमश्लोकधुर्याय न्यस्तदण्डार्पिताङ्‌घ्रये ॥ ७ ॥

namo brahmaṇya-devāya

rāmāyākuṇṭha-medhase

uttamaśloka-dhuryāya

nyasta-daṇḍārpitāṅghraye

Translation

O Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have accepted the brāhmaṇas as Your worshipable deity. Your knowledge and memory are never disturbed by anxiety. You are the chief of all famous persons within this world, and Your lotus feet are worshiped by sages who are beyond the jurisdiction of punishment. O Lord Rāmacandra, let us offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

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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.

Offer Respectful Obeisances to Lord Rāmacandra

  1. 1

    The brāhmaṇas address Lord Rāmacandra as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who accepts the brāhmaṇas as His worshipable deity.

  2. 2

    His knowledge and memory are never disturbed by anxiety. He is the chief of all famous persons in this world.

  3. 3

    Sages beyond the jurisdiction of punishment worship His lotus feet. The brāhmaṇas offer Him their respectful obeisances.

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. namaḥwe offer our respectful obeisances
  2. brahmaṇya-devāyaunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who accepts the brāhmaṇas as His worshipable deity
  3. rāmāyaunto Lord Rāmacandra
  4. akuṇṭha-medhasewhose memory and knowledge are never disturbed by anxiety
  5. uttamaśloka-dhuryāyathe best of very famous persons
  6. nyasta-daṇḍa-arpita-aṅghrayewhose lotus feet are worshiped by sages beyond the jurisdiction of punishment
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 9.11

    In this verse: “worshipable”

  • 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

Which quality of Lord Rāmacandra in this prayer deepens my desire to worship Him?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Lord Rāmacandra and recall one quality praised in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Respectful Obeisances to Lord RāmacandraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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