[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 10.23.9 # Bhagavatapurana 10.23.9 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10.23.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23.9) iti te bhagavad-yācñāṃ śṛṇvanto 'pi na śuśruvuḥ / kṣudrāśā bhūri-karmāṇo bāliśā vṛddha-māninaḥ // > 9. They heard thus of the request of the Almighty Lord; but they did not attend to it (turned a deaf ear to it), for they were actuated with poor desires and engaged in heavy and extensive course of performance, foolish yet conceited as being very wise and learned. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 10.23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23.8) - [Next: 10.23.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23.10) - [Up: 10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.10.23.p11) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.10.23.9) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Subodhinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata!vallabha.37.6) — Vallabhācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.10.23.9) · Pramāṇa