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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.50-5310.50.55

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.54

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

सुधर्मां पारिजातं च महेन्द्र: प्राहिणोद्धरे: ।

यत्र चावस्थितो मर्त्यो मर्त्यधर्मैर्न युज्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

sudharmāṁ pārijātaṁ ca

mahendraḥ prāhiṇod dhareḥ

yatra cāvasthito martyo

martya-dharmair na yujyate

Translation

Lord Indra brought Śrī Kṛṣṇa the Sudharmā assembly hall, standing within which a mortal man is not subject to the laws of mortality. Indra also gave the pārijāta tree.

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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.

Indra Presents Gifts to Śrī Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Lord Indra brought Śrī Kṛṣṇa the Sudharmā assembly hall.

  2. 2

    A mortal person standing within Sudharmā is not subject to the laws of mortality.

  3. 3

    Indra also gave Kṛṣṇa the pārijāta tree. Both gifts were presented to the Lord.

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:

The various demigods, headed by Indra, each offered as tribute to Lord Kṛṣṇa the same opulences they had originally obtained from Him to establish their positions of authority. Once He saw His subjects safely settled, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa took permission from Lord Baladeva and went out of Mathurā unarmed.
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. sudharmāmthe Sudharmā assembly hall
  2. pārijātamthe pārijāta tree
  3. caand
  4. mahā-indraḥLord Indra, King of heaven
  5. prāhiṇotdelivered
  6. hareḥto Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. yatrain which (Sudharmā)
  8. caand
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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

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

What could you offer Kṛṣṇa today in a spirit of service?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today specifically for devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayIndra Presents Gifts to Śrī KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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