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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 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.52.1210.52.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.13

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

अलक्ष्यमाणौ रिपुणा सानुगेन यदूत्तमौ ।

स्वपुरं पुनरायातौ समुद्रपरिखां नृप ॥ १३ ॥

alakṣyamāṇau ripuṇā

sānugena yadūttamau

sva-puraṁ punar āyātau

samudra-parikhāṁ nṛpa

Translation

Unseen by Their opponent or his followers, O King, those two most exalted Yadus returned to Their city of Dvārakā, which had the ocean as a protective moat.

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lords Return Unseen to Dvārakā

  1. 1

    The two most exalted Yadus remained unseen by Their opponent.

  2. 2

    Their opponent’s followers also did not see Them return to Their city.

  3. 3

    They returned to Dvārakā, which had the ocean as a protective moat.

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 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After reaching the ground unseen by Jarāsandha and his followers, They returned to the Dvārakā fort, which floated within the sea. Jarāsandha decided that Rāma and Kṛṣṇa had burned to death in the fire, and he took his army back to his kingdom.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.52
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. alakṣyamāṇaunot being seen
  2. ripuṇāby Their enemy
  3. satogether
  4. anugenawith his followers
  5. yaduof the Yadus
  6. uttamauthe two most excellent
  7. sva-puramto Their own city (Dvārakā)
  8. punaḥagain
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “protective”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “king”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse tell me about the limits of Their opponent’s observation?

Practice

Recall the three details of Their return: unseen, to Dvārakā, and protected by the ocean.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lords Return Unseen to DvārakāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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