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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
10.52.4310.53.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The brāhmaṇasince 10.52.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ब्राह्मण उवाच

इत्येते गुह्यसन्देशा यदुदेव मयाहृता: ।

विमृश्य कर्तुं यच्चात्र क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् ॥ ४४ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca

ity ete guhya-sandeśā

yadu-deva mayāhṛtāḥ

vimṛśya kartuṁ yac cātra

kriyatāṁ tad anantaram

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: This is the confidential message I have brought with me, O Lord of the Yadus. Please consider what must be done in these circumstances, and do it at once.

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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.

Trustworthy Service and Timely Action

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī personally selected a trustworthy brāhmaṇa to carry her private letter to Lord Kṛṣṇa. He opened its seal when he arrived.

  2. 2

    By calling it a confidential message, the brāhmaṇa affirmed that he had protected its privacy. Only Lord Kṛṣṇa had heard it.

  3. 3

    Because Rukmiṇī’s marriage was approaching, Kṛṣṇa needed to act immediately. As Lord of the powerful Yadu dynasty, He could decide what to do and mobilize His followers if necessary.

Key points from the purport
  • When the brāhmaṇa arrived, he broke the seal of a confidential letter written in the privacy of Rukmiṇī’s quarters and meant only for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • By using the term guhya-sandeśāḥ, the trustworthy brāhmaṇa, personally selected by Rukmiṇī, here affirms that he has not violated the confidentiality of this message.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Fifty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

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

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. brāhmaṇaḥ uvācathe brāhmaṇa said
  2. itithus
  3. etethese
  4. guhyaconfidential
  5. sandeśāḥmessages
  6. yadu-devaO Lord of the Yadus
  7. mayāby me
  8. āhṛtāḥbrought
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “protected”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “heard”

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 can I become more trustworthy and attentive to timing in my devotional service?

Practice

Complete one small devotional responsibility today that you have been postponing, giving it careful attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTrustworthy Service and Timely ActionThis 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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