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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.53.4910.53.51-55

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.50

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Rukmiṇīsince 10.53.46inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मुनिव्रतमथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिकागृहात् ।

प्रगृह्य पाणिना भृत्यां रत्नमुद्रोपशोभिना ॥ ५० ॥

muni-vratam atha tyaktvā

niścakrāmāmbikā-gṛhāt

pragṛhya pāṇinā bhṛtyāṁ

ratna-mudropaśobhinā

Translation

The princess then gave up her vow of silence and left the Ambikā temple, holding on to a maidservant with her hand, which was adorned with a jeweled ring.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Leaves the Temple

  1. 1

    The princess ends her vow of silence before leaving the temple.

  2. 2

    She comes out of the Ambikā temple holding on to a maidservant.

  3. 3

    The hand with which she holds the maidservant is adorned with a jeweled ring.

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:

Then she took the hand of a girlfriend and left the Ambikā temple. Seeing her inexpressible beauty, the great heroes present dropped their weapons and fell to the ground unconscious.
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. muniof silence
  2. vratamher vow
  3. athathen
  4. tyaktvāgiving up
  5. niścakrāmashe exited
  6. ambikā-gṛhātfrom the temple of Ambikā
  7. pragṛhyaholding on
  8. pāṇināwith her hand
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.53

    In this verse: “gave up”

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 do you notice when you read this quiet moment of Rukmiṇī’s departure carefully?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly today, noting the order of Rukmiṇī’s actions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRukmiṇī Leaves the TempleThis 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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