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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.50.37-3810.50.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.50.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

निचीयमानो नारीभिर्माल्यदध्यक्षताङ्कुरै: ।

निरीक्ष्यमाण: सस्‍नेहं प्रीत्युत्कलितलोचनै: ॥ ३९ ॥

nicīyamāno nārībhir

mālya-dadhy-akṣatāṅkuraiḥ

nirīkṣyamāṇaḥ sa-snehaṁ

prīty-utkalita-locanaiḥ

Translation

As the women of the city affectionately looked at the Lord, their eyes wide open with love, they scattered flower garlands, yogurt, parched rice and newly grown sprouts upon Him.

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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.

Love Finds Expression in Simple Offerings

  1. 1

    As Lord Kṛṣṇa entered Mathurā, the women of the city looked at Him affectionately.

  2. 2

    Their eyes were wide open with love.

  3. 3

    They scattered flower garlands, yogurt, parched rice and newly grown sprouts upon Him, expressing their affection through offerings.

Key points from the purport
  • All this is taking place as Lord Kṛṣṇa enters the city of Mathurā.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa looked upon this attack with concern, for He knew that with Jarāsandha’s arrival imminent, there was a serious danger that the simultaneous attack of these two enemies might endanger the Yādavas. Therefore the Lord constructed a wonderful city within the sea as a safe haven for the Yādavas; then He brought them all there by His mystic power.
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. nicīyamānaḥhaving scattered upon Him
  2. nārībhiḥby the women
  3. mālyaflower garlands
  4. dadhiyogurt
  5. akṣataparched rice
  6. aṅkuraiḥand sprouts
  7. nirīkṣyamāṇaḥbeing looked on
  8. sa-snehamaffectionately
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “love”

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 can a simple offering express your affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa a flower today, taking a moment to express your affection.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLove Finds Expression in Simple OfferingsThis 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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