Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.50-51
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesNagnajit Gives an Abundant Wedding Gift
“As the dowry, powerful King Nagnajit gave ten thousand cows, three thousand young maidservants wearing golden ornaments on their necks and bedecked in fine clothing, nine thousand elephants, a hundred times as many chariots as elephants, a hundred times as many horses as chariots, and a hundred times as many manservants as horses.”
What the purport teaches
- Powerful King Nagnajit gave ten thousand cows as part of the dowry.
- He also gave three thousand young maidservants wearing golden neck ornaments and fine clothing.
- The gift included nine thousand elephants, a hundred times as many chariots, a hundred times as many horses as chariots, and a hundred times as many manservants as horses.
Try this today
List the different parts of the wedding gift, noticing the abundance described in the verse.
Ask yourself
What impression does this detailed description give you of the scale of the royal wedding gift?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.