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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.110.50.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.50.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पित्रे मगधराजाय जरासन्धाय दु:खिते ।

वेदयां चक्रतु: सर्वमात्मवैधव्यकारणम् ॥ २ ॥

pitre magadha-rājāya

jarāsandhāya duḥkhite

vedayāṁ cakratuḥ sarvam

ātma-vaidhavya-kāraṇam

Translation

The sorrowful queens told their father, King Jarāsandha of Magadha, all about how they had become widows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Queens Share Their Sorrow

  1. 1

    The sorrowful queens spoke to their father, King Jarāsandha of Magadha.

  2. 2

    They told him how they had become widows.

  3. 3

    Their account explained the circumstances of their loss, while they remained deeply unhappy.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Kaṁsa was killed, his two queens, Asti and Prāpti, went to the home of their father, Jarāsandha, and sorrowfully described to him how Kṛṣṇa had made them widows. Upon hearing this account, King Jarāsandha became angry.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.50
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pitreto their father
  2. magadha-rājāyathe King of Magadha
  3. jarāsandhāyanamed Jarāsandha
  4. duḥkhiteunhappy
  5. vedayām cakratuḥthey related
  6. sarvamall
  7. ātmatheir own
  8. vaidhavyaof widowhood
  9. kāraṇamthe cause
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “king”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “father”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do you listen when someone tells you about a painful loss?

Practice

Give someone who is troubled a few minutes of patient listening without interrupting.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Queens Share Their SorrowThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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