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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
10.53.3510.53.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.36

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

कृष्णमागतमाकर्ण्य

विदर्भपुरवासिन: । आगत्य नेत्राञ्जलिभि: पपुस्तन्मुखपङ्कजम् ॥ ३६ ॥

kṛṣṇam āgatam ākarṇya

vidarbha-pura-vāsinaḥ

āgatya netrāñjalibhiḥ

papus tan-mukha-paṅkajam

Translation

When the residents of Vidarbha-pura heard that Lord Kṛṣṇa had come, they all went to see Him. With the cupped palms of their eyes they drank the honey of His lotus face.

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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.

Drink In Kṛṣṇa’s Beauty

  1. 1

    When the residents of Vidarbha-pura heard that Lord Kṛṣṇa had arrived, they all went to see Him.

  2. 2

    Their eyes are described as cupped palms receiving the honey of His lotus face.

  3. 3

    This image expresses how deeply they relished seeing Kṛṣṇa.

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:

When King Bhīṣmaka heard that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had arrived, he went out to greet Them to the accompaniment of triumphant music. He worshiped the Lords with various gifts and then designated residences for Them.
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. kṛṣṇamLord Kṛṣṇa
  2. āgatamcome
  3. ākarṇyahearing
  4. vidarbha-puraof the capital city of Vidarbha
  5. vāsinaḥthe residents
  6. āgatyacoming
  7. netraof their eyes
  8. añjalibhiḥwith the cupped palms
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “heard”

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 the image of drinking the honey of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face awaken in me?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face as described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDrink In Kṛṣṇa’s BeautyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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