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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

10.52.23 10.52.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.52.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तां बुद्धिलक्षणौदार्यरूपशीलगुणाश्रयाम् ।

कृष्णश्च सद‍ृशीं भार्यां समुद्वोढुं मनो दधे ॥ २४ ॥

tāṁ buddhi-lakṣaṇaudārya-

rūpa-śīla-guṇāśrayām

kṛṣṇaś ca sadṛśīṁ bhāryāṁ

samudvoḍhuṁ mano dadhe

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa knew that Rukmiṇī possessed intelligence, auspicious bodily markings, magnanimity, beauty, proper behavior and all other good qualities. Concluding that she would be an ideal wife for Him, He made up His mind to marry her.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Is Kṛṣṇa’s Internal Potency

1
Lord Kṛṣṇa knew Rukmiṇī’s intelligence, auspicious bodily markings, magnanimity, beauty, proper behavior and other good qualities.
2
He considered her an ideal wife and made up His mind to marry her.
3
Rukmiṇī’s suitability for Śrī Kṛṣṇa is natural. Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī is His internal potency.

Key points from the purport

Just as Lord Kṛṣṇa was described as sadṛśaṁ patim, an ideal husband for Rukmiṇī, being just like her, Rukmiṇī is described as sadṛśīṁ bhāryām, an ideal wife for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being just like Him.
That is natural, since Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s internal potency.

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

Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Rukmiṇī, the young daughter of Bhīṣmaka, King of Vidarbha, had heard of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, strength and other fine qualities, and she therefore made up her mind that He would be the perfect husband for her. Lord Kṛṣṇa also wanted to marry her.

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