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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?
  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
10.53.3710.53.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.38

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The people of the citysince 10.53.37inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

किञ्चित्सुचरितं यन्नस्तेन

तुष्टस्‍त्रिलोककृत् । अनुगृह्णातु गृह्णातु वैदर्भ्या: पाणिमच्युत: ॥

३८ ॥

kiñcit su-caritaṁ yan nas

tena tuṣṭas tri-loka-kṛt

anugṛhṇātu gṛhṇātu

vaidarbhyāḥ pāṇim acyutaḥ

Translation

May Acyuta, the creator of the three worlds, be satisfied with whatever pious work we may have done and show His mercy by taking the hand of Vaidarbhī.

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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.

Offer Good Deeds With Loving Devotion

  1. 1

    The citizens prayed that Acyuta, the creator of the three worlds, would be pleased with whatever pious work they had done.

  2. 2

    They asked Him to show His mercy by taking the hand of Vaidarbhī.

  3. 3

    The devoted citizens lovingly offered their entire stock of pious credit to Rukmiṇī. They were eager to see her marry Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • The devoted citizens of Vidarbha lovingly offered their entire stock of pious credit to Princess Rukmiṇī.
  • They were very eager to see her marry Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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:

They prayed that on the strength of whatever pious credit they had, Kṛṣṇa might win Rukmiṇī’s hand. When the time came for Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī-devī to visit the temple of Śrī Ambikā, she proceeded there surrounded by many guards.
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. kiñcitat all
  2. su-caritampious work
  3. yatwhatever
  4. naḥour
  5. tenawith that
  6. tuṣṭaḥsatisfied
  7. tri-lokaof the three worlds
  8. kṛtthe creator
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “citizens”

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

Can I wish for my good deeds to please Kṛṣṇa rather than bring rewards to myself?

Practice

After one good deed today, offer a brief prayer that it may please Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Good Deeds With Loving DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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