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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
10.53.1310.53.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.14

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.53.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं चेदिपती राजा दमघोष: सुताय वै ।

कारयामास मन्त्रज्ञै: सर्वमभ्युदयोचितम् ॥ १४ ॥

evaṁ cedi-patī rājā

damaghoṣaḥ sutāya vai

kārayām āsa mantra-jñaiḥ

sarvam abhyudayocitam

Translation

Rājā Damaghoṣa, lord of Cedi, had also engaged brāhmaṇas expert in chanting mantras to perform all rituals necessary to assure his son’s prosperity.

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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.

Seeking a Son’s Prosperity Through Rituals

  1. 1

    Rājā Damaghoṣa, the lord of Cedi, arranged rituals for his son’s prosperity.

  2. 2

    He engaged brāhmaṇas who were expert in chanting mantras.

  3. 3

    He had them perform all the necessary rituals. The verse describes his preparations, without stating their outcome.

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:

Damaghoṣa, the King of Cedi, having also done everything necessary to prepare for his son’s marriage, arrived in Vidarbha. King Bhīṣmaka greeted him properly and gave him a place to stay.
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. evamin the same way
  2. cedi-patiḥthe lord of Cedi
  3. rājā damaghoṣaḥKing Damaghoṣa
  4. sutāyafor his son (Śiśupāla)
  5. vaiindeed
  6. kārayām āsahad done
  7. mantra-jñaiḥby expert knowers of mantras
  8. sarvameverything
  9. abhyudayato his prosperity
  10. ucitamconducive
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “chanting”

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 do Damaghoṣa’s arrangements reveal about his concern for his son?

Practice

Reread the verse and identify who arranged the rituals, who performed them and their intended purpose.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeeking a Son’s Prosperity Through RitualsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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