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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 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī
10.53.1010.53.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.53.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सुस्‍नातां सुदतीं कन्यां कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाम् ।

आहतांशुकयुग्मेन भूषितां भूषणोत्तमै: ॥ ११ ॥

su-snātāṁ su-datīṁ kanyāṁ

kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalām

āhatāṁśuka-yugmena

bhūṣitāṁ bhūṣaṇottamaiḥ

Translation

The bride cleaned her teeth and bathed, after which she put on the auspicious wedding necklace. Then she was dressed in brand-new upper and lower garments and adorned with most excellent jeweled ornaments.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Cleanliness and Fresh Clothing for Auspicious Ceremonies

  1. 1

    The bride cleaned her teeth and bathed before putting on the auspicious wedding necklace.

  2. 2

    She was dressed in brand-new upper and lower garments and adorned with excellent jeweled ornaments.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that only spotless clothing fresh off the loom should be worn during auspicious ceremonies.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, only spotless clothing fresh off the loom should be worn during auspicious ceremonies.

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 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

On the night before the wedding, Rukmiṇī, about to retire, had still not seen either the brāhmaṇa or Kṛṣṇa arrive. In anxiety, she cursed her bad fortune.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.53
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. su-snātāmproperly bathed
  2. su-datīmwith spotless teeth
  3. kanyāmthe bride
  4. kṛtahaving performed
  5. kautuka-maṅgalāmthe ceremony of putting on the auspicious marriage necklace
  6. āhataunused
  7. aṁśukaof garments
  8. yugmenawith a pair
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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

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 careful attention to cleanliness express respect for an auspicious occasion?

Practice

Give careful attention to your personal cleanliness today, remembering the bride’s preparations.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCleanliness and Fresh Clothing for Auspicious CeremoniesThis 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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