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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

10.52.4 10.52.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.52.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

भगवान् पुनराव्रज्य पुरीं यवनवेष्टिताम् ।

हत्वा म्‍लेच्छबलं निन्ये तदीयं द्वारकां धनम् ॥ ५ ॥

bhagavān punar āvrajya

purīṁ yavana-veṣṭitām

hatvā mleccha-balaṁ ninye

tadīyaṁ dvārakāṁ dhanam

Translation

The Lord returned to Mathurā, which was still surrounded by Yavanas. Then He destroyed the army of barbarians and began taking their valuables to Dvārakā.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Kṛṣṇa Defeats the Besieging Army

1
Lord Kṛṣṇa returned to Mathurā, which was still surrounded by Yavanas.
2
The purport clarifies that Kālayavana alone had followed Lord Kṛṣṇa into the mountain cave. The vast army had remained at Mathurā.
3
Kṛṣṇa destroyed that army and began taking its valuables to Dvārakā.

Key points from the purport

It is clear from this verse that Kālayavana alone pursued Lord Kṛṣṇa into the mountain cave.
When Kṛṣṇa returned to the besieged city of Mathurā, He eliminated the vast barbarian army.

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

Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Kṛṣṇa returned to Mathurā, which was still under siege by the barbarian army. He destroyed this army, collected all the valuables the soldiers had been carrying, and set off for Dvārakā.

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