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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
10.52.2710.52.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.28

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

द‍ृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मण्यदेवस्तमवरुह्य निजासनात् ।

उपवेश्यार्हयां चक्रे यथात्मानं दिवौकस: ॥ २८ ॥

dṛṣṭvā brahmaṇya-devas tam

avaruhya nijāsanāt

upaveśyārhayāṁ cakre

yathātmānaṁ divaukasaḥ

Translation

Seeing the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the brāhmaṇas, came down from His throne and seated him. Then the Lord worshiped him just as He Himself is worshiped by the demigods.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Honors the Brāhmaṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is described as the Lord of the brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    On seeing the brāhmaṇa, He came down from His throne and offered him a seat.

  3. 3

    The Lord worshiped the brāhmaṇa just as the demigods worship Him.

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. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  2. brahmaṇyawho is considerate to the brāhmaṇas
  3. devaḥthe Lord
  4. tamhim
  5. avaruhyagetting down
  6. nijaHis own
  7. āsanātfrom the throne
  8. upaveśyaseating him
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s welcome teach you about showing respect through action?

Practice

Welcome someone respectfully today by offering them a comfortable seat.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Honors the BrāhmaṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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