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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

10.52.11 10.52.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.52.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत उत्पत्य तरसा दह्यमानतटादुभौ ।

दशैकयोजनात्तुङ्गान्निपेततुरधो भुवि ॥ १२ ॥

tata utpatya tarasā

dahyamāna-taṭād ubhau

daśaika-yojanāt tuṅgān

nipetatur adho bhuvi

Translation

The two of Them then suddenly jumped from the burning mountain, which was eleven yojanas high, and fell to the ground.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Two Lords Leap From the Mountain

1
The two Lords suddenly jumped from the burning mountain.
2
The mountain was eleven yojanas high. The purport explains that this is approximately ninety miles.
3
They descended from that great height to the ground. The account invites careful attention to the extraordinary scale of Their action.

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

Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As the vegetation on the mountain slopes burst into flame, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma jumped off the peak. After reaching the ground unseen by Jarāsandha and his followers, They returned to the Dvārakā fort, which floated within the sea.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.52