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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.89.13

पुनश्च सत्रमाव्रज्य मुनीनां ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । स्वानुभूतमशेषेण राजन् भृगुरवर्णयत् ॥ १३ ॥
punaś ca satram āvrajya
[punash cha satram aavrajya]
munīnāṁ brahma-vādinām
[muneenaam brahma-vaadinaam]
svānubhūtam aśeṣeṇa
[svaanubhootam asheshena]
rājan bhṛgur avarṇayat
[raajan bhrigur avarnayat]
Word-for-word
punaḥ — again ca — and satram — to the sacrifice āvrajya — going munīnām — of the sages brahma - vādinām — who were expert in knowledge of the Vedas sva — by himself anubhūtam — experienced aśeṣeṇa — in full rājan — O King (Parīkṣit) bhṛguḥ — Bhṛgu avarṇayat — described .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
punaś ca satram āvrajya
punaḥ
again
ca
and
satram
to the sacrifice
āvrajya
going
munīnāṁ brahma-vādinām
munīnām
of the sages
brahma - vādinām
who were expert in knowledge of the Vedas
svānubhūtam aśeṣeṇa
sva
by himself
anubhūtam
experienced
aśeṣeṇa
in full
rājan bhṛgur avarṇayat
rājan
O King (Parīkṣit)
bhṛguḥ
Bhṛgu
avarṇayat
described .
Important Words
  • brahma-vādinām — of the speakers of brahman
    Compound: brahma (Brahman) + vādin (one who speaks of). The sages are not merely scholars; they are brahma-vādins. Gauḍīyas read the verse as showing that real brahma-vāda culminates in Vaiṣṇava conclusion.
  • sva-anubhūtam — what he had personally experienced
    Compound: sva (own) + anubhūta (experienced). Bhṛgu reports anubhava, not hearsay. The Bhāgavatam grounds tattva in pratyakṣa-anubhava of qualified seers.
  • aśeṣeṇa — completely, without remainder
    Instrumental of a-śeṣa (without remainder). The integrity of the report — nothing softened, nothing edited. Gauḍīya śravaṇa requires this same completeness from the speaker.
  • avarṇayat — he described
    Imperfect of varṇi (to color, to describe). Tattva must be described, not merely indicated. The Bhāgavatam itself is one long varṇana of the Person.
O King, Bhṛgu then returned to the sacrificial arena of the wise Vedic authorities and described his entire experience to them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, Bhṛgu then returned to the sacrificial arena of the wise Vedic authorities and described his entire experience to them.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The sages had a long meeting (satram) in which they repeated the Vedas for contemplation, but not to understand the meaning.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He returned to the assembly of sages absorved in jñāna and the persons searching out Brahman, or to the assembly dedicated to finding the meaning of the Vedas because they were contemplative (munīnām). O king! Śukadeva expresses joy at the abuandance of the Lord’s excellence. Or Bhṛgu was shining because of his experience.

Related values & verses
Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)
Related verses
BG 2.60 BG 5.7 BG 12.5 BG 5.4 BG 5.12 BG 16.2 BG 6.1 BG 9.26 BG 10.4 BG 3.27 BG 3.11 BG 18.1
Concepts
Yoga
Personal Guidance
Bhṛgu returns and reports his experience to the sages. Personal testing must be followed by personal report; private insight without communal sharing falls short.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent spiritual experience am I overdue to share with my devotional community?
  • Where could my report bless others who haven't tested for themselves?
Analogy

The auditor returns with his report. Bhṛgu narrates everything 'without remainder' (aśeṣeṇa) — the perfect report of a serious inquirer. Tattva-vicāra in the Vaiṣṇava tradition is never private; what is seen is brought back to the assembly.

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