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Canto 10 · Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.52.2810.52.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.29

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

तं भुक्तवन्तं विश्रान्तमुपगम्य सतां गति: ।

पाणिनाभिमृशन् पादावव्यग्रस्तमपृच्छत ॥ २९ ॥

taṁ bhuktavantaṁ viśrāntam

upagamya satāṁ gatiḥ

pāṇinābhimṛśan pādāv

avyagras tam apṛcchata

Translation

After the brāhmaṇa had eaten and rested, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the goal of saintly devotees, came forward, and while massaging the brāhmaṇa’s feet with His own hands, He patiently questioned him as follows.

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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.

Patient Care Before Questions

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa approached the brāhmaṇa after he had eaten and rested.

  2. 2

    Although He is the goal of saintly devotees, Kṛṣṇa personally massaged the brāhmaṇa’s feet.

  3. 3

    The Lord questioned him patiently, showing care in both His actions and His manner.

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:

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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.52
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamhim
  2. bhuktavantamhaving eaten
  3. viśrāntamrested
  4. upagamyaapproaching
  5. satāmof saintly devotees
  6. gatiḥthe goal
  7. pāṇināwith His hands
  8. abhimṛśanmassaging
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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: “devotees”

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

How could you show more patient care before asking something of another person?

Practice

Before beginning an important conversation today, ask whether the other person needs food or rest.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPatient Care Before QuestionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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