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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

10.52.25 10.52.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.26

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

तदवेत्यासितापाङ्गी वैदर्भी दुर्मना भृशम् ।

विचिन्त्याप्तं द्विजं कञ्चित् कृष्णाय प्राहिणोद्‌द्रुतम् ॥ २६ ॥

tad avetyāsitāpāṅgī

vaidarbhī durmanā bhṛśam

vicintyāptaṁ dvijaṁ kañcit

kṛṣṇāya prāhiṇod drutam

Translation

Dark-eyed Vaidarbhī was aware of this plan, and it deeply upset her. Analyzing the situation, she quickly sent a trustworthy brāhmaṇa to Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Thoughtful Action in Distress

1
Dark-eyed Vaidarbhī became deeply upset when she learned of the plan.
2
She analyzed the situation rather than acting without thought.
3
She quickly sent a trustworthy brāhmaṇa to Kṛṣṇa.

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 unhappily took up her duties in preparation for the marriage, but she also sent a trustworthy brāhmaṇa to Kṛṣṇa with a letter. When the brāhmaṇa arrived in Dvārakā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa properly honored him with ritual worship and other tokens of reverence.

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