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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
10.53.2310.53.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.24

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

अपि मय्यनवद्यात्मा द‍ृष्ट्वा किञ्चिज्जुगुप्सितम् । मत्पाणिग्रहणे नूनं नायाति हि कृतोद्यम: ॥ २४ ॥

api mayy anavadyātmā

dṛṣṭvā kiñcij jugupsitam

mat-pāṇi-grahaṇe nūnaṁ

nāyāti hi kṛtodyamaḥ

Translation

Perhaps the faultless Lord, even while preparing to come here, saw something contemptible in me and therefore has not come to take my hand.

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.

Rukmiṇī Fears Rejection by the Faultless Lord

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī had boldly invited Śrī Kṛṣṇa to kidnap her. When He did not appear, she naturally feared that He had rejected her proposal.

  2. 2

    She recognized the Lord as faultless and wondered whether He had found some unacceptable quality in her. This was her anxious thought, not a confirmed rejection.

  3. 3

    She also wondered whether the brāhmaṇa feared bringing her disappointing news. This could explain his delay.

Key points from the purport
  • Princess Rukmiṇī boldly invited Śrī Kṛṣṇa to kidnap her.
  • As expressed here, the Lord Himself is anavadya, faultless, and if He saw some fault in Rukmiṇī she would be an unworthy bride for Him.
  • Furthermore, if Śrī Kṛṣṇa had actually made this decision, it would be natural for the brāhmaṇa to fear Rukmiṇī’s reaction were he to bring her the news, and that would explain why he had not come.

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:

Hearing of these plans, Lord Baladeva gathered His entire army and quickly went to Kuṇḍinapura. On the night before the wedding, Rukmiṇī, about to retire, had still not seen either the brāhmaṇa or Kṛṣṇa arrive.
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. apiperhaps
  2. mayiin me
  3. anavadyafaultless
  4. ātmāHe whose body and mind
  5. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  6. kiñcitsomething
  7. jugupsitamcontemptible
  8. matmy
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “feared”

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 Rukmiṇī’s anxious thinking show her deep desire to be accepted by Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer a brief, humble prayer to the faultless Lord, expressing your desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRukmiṇī Fears Rejection by the Faultless LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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