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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.52.3810.52.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.39

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Rukmiṇīsince 10.52.37inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit
A turning point forRukmiṇī Devī· A confidential message

तन्मे भवान् खलु वृत: पतिरङ्ग जाया-

मात्मार्पितश्च भवतोऽत्र विभो विधेहि ।

मा वीरभागमभिमर्शतु चैद्य आराद्

गोमायुवन्मृगपतेर्बलिमम्बुजाक्ष ॥ ३९ ॥

tan me bhavān khalu vṛtaḥ patir aṅga jāyām

ātmārpitaś ca bhavato ’tra vibho vidhehi

mā vīra-bhāgam abhimarśatu caidya ārād

gomāyu-van mṛga-pater balim ambujākṣa

Translation

Therefore, my dear Lord, I have chosen You as my husband, and I surrender myself to You. Please come swiftly, O almighty one, and make me Your wife. My dear lotus-eyed Lord, let Śiśupāla never touch the hero’s portion like a jackal stealing the property of a lion.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Offers Herself to the Lord

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī declares that she has chosen Kṛṣṇa as her husband and surrendered herself to Him.

  2. 2

    She asks the almighty, lotus-eyed Lord to come swiftly and accept her as His wife.

  3. 3

    She begs that Śiśupāla never touch her, comparing him to a jackal stealing a lion's property.

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:

Without fail please come before my marriage to Śiśupāla and take me away. In accordance with family custom, on the day before my marriage I will visit the temple of goddess Ambikā.
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. tattherefore
  2. meby me
  3. bhavānYour good self
  4. khaluindeed
  5. vṛtaḥchosen
  6. patiḥas husband
  7. aṅgadear Lord
  8. jāyāmas wife
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “surrender”, “surrendered”

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 Rukmiṇī's wholehearted offering help me understand about surrender?

Practice

Offer a short prayer expressing your wish to surrender yourself to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRukmiṇī Offers Herself to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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