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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
10.52.510.52.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.52.6

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

नीयमाने धने गोभिर्नृभिश्चाच्युतचोदितै: ।

आजगाम जरासन्धस्‍त्रयोविंशत्यनीकप: ॥ ६ ॥

nīyamāne dhane gobhir

nṛbhiś cācyuta-coditaiḥ

ājagāma jarāsandhas

trayo-viṁśaty-anīka-paḥ

Translation

As the wealth was being carried by oxen and men under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s direction, Jarāsandha appeared at the head of twenty-three armies.

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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.

A New Army Arrives

  1. 1

    The wealth was being carried by oxen and men.

  2. 2

    This work proceeded under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s direction.

  3. 3

    While the wealth was being transported, Jarāsandha appeared at the head of twenty-three armies.

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:

Just then Jarāsandha arrived on the scene with a force of twenty-three akṣauhiṇīs. Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa, acting as if fearful, left Their riches aside and ran far away.
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. nīyamāneas it was being taken
  2. dhanethe wealth
  3. gobhiḥby oxen
  4. nṛbhiḥby men
  5. caand
  6. acyutaby Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. coditaiḥengaged
  8. ājugāmacame there
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.52

    In this verse: “wealth”

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

Where do I see Lord Kṛṣṇa directing events in this verse?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, noting the work under Lord Kṛṣṇa’s direction and the arrival of Jarāsandha.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA New Army ArrivesThis 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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