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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
10.52.2410.52.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.25

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.52.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

बन्धूनामिच्छतां दातुं कृष्णाय भगिनीं नृप ।

ततो निवार्य कृष्णद्विड् रुक्‍मी चैद्यममन्यत ॥ २५ ॥

bandhūnām icchatāṁ dātuṁ

kṛṣṇāya bhaginīṁ nṛpa

tato nivārya kṛṣṇa-dviḍ

rukmī caidyam amanyata

Translation

O King, because Rukmī envied the Lord, he forbade his family members to give his sister to Kṛṣṇa, although they wanted to. Instead, Rukmī decided to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.

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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.

Envy Leads to Misused Authority

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī’s family wanted to give her to Kṛṣṇa, but Rukmī prevented them because he envied the Lord.

  2. 2

    Instead, Rukmī decided to give Rukmiṇī to Śiśupāla.

  3. 3

    Rukmī abused his position as elder brother and acted with impure motives. The purport states that he would only suffer for his decision.

Key points from the purport
  • Rukmī abused his position as elder brother and acted with impure motives.

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

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 5.28

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.52.25):

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

But although Rukmiṇī’s other relatives approved of her marriage to Kṛṣṇa, her brother Rukmī was envious of the Lord and thus forbade her to marry Him. Rukmī wanted her to marry Śiśupāla instead.
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. bandhūnāmher family members
  2. icchatāmeven as they were desiring
  3. dātumto give
  4. kṛṣṇāyato Kṛṣṇa
  5. bhaginīmtheir sister
  6. nṛpaO King
  7. tataḥfrom this
  8. nivāryapreventing them
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • 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.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When you influence others, how can you check whether envy is shaping your decision?

Practice

Before making one decision that affects someone else, pause and examine your motive for envy or a desire to control.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEnvy Leads to Misused AuthorityThis 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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