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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

10.53.5 10.53.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.53.6

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

आरुह्य स्यन्दनं शौरिर्द्विजमारोप्य तूर्णगै: ।

आनर्तादेकरात्रेण विदर्भानगमद्धयै: ॥ ६ ॥

āruhya syandanaṁ śaurir

dvijam āropya tūrṇa-gaiḥ

ānartād eka-rātreṇa

vidarbhān agamad dhayaiḥ

Translation

Lord Śauri mounted His chariot and had the brāhmaṇa do likewise. Then the Lord’s swift horses took them from the Ānarta district to Vidarbha in a single night.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Takes the Brāhmaṇa Along

1
Lord Śauri mounted His chariot.
2
He also had the brāhmaṇa mount, taking the messenger along with Him.
3
The Lord’s swift horses carried them from Ānarta to Vidarbha in a single night.

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

Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Since the solemnizing of vows between Rukmiṇī and Śiśupāla was scheduled to occur in only three days, Lord Kṛṣṇa had Dāruka ready His chariot at once. Then He immediately set out for Vidarbha, which He reached after one night’s travel.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.53