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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī
10.53.2610.53.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.27

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

एवं वध्वा: प्रतीक्षन्त्या गोविन्दागमनं नृप । वाम ऊरुर्भुजो नेत्रमस्फुरन् प्रियभाषिण: ॥ २७ ॥

evaṁ vadhvāḥ pratīkṣantyā

govindāgamanaṁ nṛpa

vāma ūrur bhujo netram

asphuran priya-bhāṣiṇaḥ

Translation

O King, as the bride thus awaited the arrival of Govinda, she felt a twitch in her left thigh, arm and eye. This was a sign that something desirable would happen.

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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.

An Auspicious Sign While Awaiting Govinda

  1. 1

    The bride continued waiting for Govinda to arrive.

  2. 2

    She felt a twitch in her left thigh, arm and eye.

  3. 3

    For Rukmiṇī, these movements were a sign that something desirable would happen.

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:

But just then she felt her left side twitch, a good omen. Indeed, the brāhmaṇa shortly appeared and related to her what Kṛṣṇa had said, including His firm promise to kidnap her.
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. evamthus
  2. vadhvāḥthe bride
  3. pratīkṣantyāḥas she awaited
  4. govinda-āgamanamthe arrival of Kṛṣṇa
  5. nṛpaO King (Parīkṣit)
  6. vāmaḥleft
  7. ūruḥher thigh
  8. bhujaḥarm
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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: “king”

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 does Rukmiṇī’s waiting reveal about whom she most desired to see?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Govinda and your desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAn Auspicious Sign While Awaiting GovindaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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