Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.24.7
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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kriyā - yogaḥ
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ritual procedure
Compound: kriyā (action, rite) + yogaḥ (application, conjunction). The technical phrase for organized ritual work. By using the precise term, Kṛṣṇa concedes the framework — He is going to evaluate this within its own categories, not from outside.
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vicāritaḥ
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deliberated, examined
From vi + √car — 'thoroughly thought over.' Kṛṣṇa asks whether the procedure has been examined, not just inherited. Gauḍīya note: paramparā transmits, but each generation must re-vicāra what it receives or the form hollows out.
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laukikaḥ
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merely customary, worldly
From loka (world). The opposite of śāstric. Kṛṣṇa names the second possibility bluntly: maybe this is just what people in the world do. The chapter's argument will, in effect, place indra-yāga in this category.
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pṛcchataḥ
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of one who asks
Genitive present participle of √prach. Kṛṣṇa names His own posture: He is asking, not yet teaching. The form again is praśraya — He keeps Himself a questioner in His father's house even while preparing the great correction.
If someone says, "We are performing this after considering very carefully with knowledge," he replies in this verse with another question. "Has the future result (kriya yoga) been considered according to scripture, or according to local custom?"
Have you considered the future results (kriya-yogaḥ) of your activities (tatra) according to the authority of scriptures? Or have you simply received it as a traditional custom? You should explain this with proof. This should be done after I have asked the question (tāvat). By these words he shows his learning so that they will accept his statements.
“Our ancestors have done this sacrifice. What is the use of deliberating at this time?” Yes, how did this worship start? Having you considered these actions in terms of getting results (tatra). Or have you considered these actions according to knowledge or ignorance of scripture? If it is based on scripture, it can be given up according to scripture and if it is local custom, it can be given up according to local rules. This shows Kṛṣṇa’s wisdom so that they would accept his statements. Please explain this with good logic (sādhu).
A son apprenticed to a master craftsman asks whether the technique they are using is from the workshop's lineage manual or simply 'how it has been done lately.' The question itself is respectful and lethal — once asked, the answer matters. Kṛṣṇa asks the same of the indra-yāga: is this śāstra, or only laukika habit?
My note
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