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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.53.1610.53.18-19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.17

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

तत्र शाल्वो जरासन्धो दन्तवक्रो विदूरथ: ।

आजग्मुश्चैद्यपक्षीया: पौण्ड्रकाद्या: सहस्रश: ॥ १७ ॥

tatra śālvo jarāsandho

dantavakro vidūrathaḥ

ājagmuś caidya-pakṣīyāḥ

pauṇḍrakādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Śiśupāla’s supporters — Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and Vidūratha — all came, along with Pauṇḍraka and thousands of other kings.

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.

Opposition to Kṛṣṇa Ends in Defeat

  1. 1

    Śālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and Vidūratha came as Śiśupāla’s supporters, along with Pauṇḍraka and thousands of other kings.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that the named kings maintained deep animosity toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa and opposed Him in various ways.

  3. 3

    Despite their gathering, they were all to be frustrated and defeated at Śiśupāla’s would-be wedding.

Key points from the purport
  • Those familiar with the history of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s life will immediately recognize the names given in this text.
  • The kings mentioned here maintained a deep animosity toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa and opposed Him in one way or another.
  • But they were all to be frustrated and defeated on the occasion of Śiśupāla’s would-be wedding.

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:

Many other kings, such as Jarāsandha, Śālva and Dantavakra, also came to witness the occasion. These enemies of Kṛṣṇa had conspired to kidnap the bride if Kṛṣṇa came.
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. tatrathere
  2. śālvaḥ jarāsandhaḥ dantavakraḥ vidūrathaḥŚālva, Jarāsandha, Dantavakra and Vidūratha
  3. ājagmuḥcame
  4. caidyaof Śiśupāla
  5. pakṣīyāḥtaking the side
  6. pauṇḍrakaPauṇḍraka
  7. ādyāḥand others
  8. sahasraśaḥby the thousands
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “kings”

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 does the kings’ coming defeat challenge confidence based only on powerful supporters?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on the difference between opposing Kṛṣṇa and choosing to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.53's connections

Live this todayOpposition to Kṛṣṇa Ends in DefeatThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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