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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.1810.54.21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.54.19-20

Ūti· What drives us to act

रुक्‍म्यमर्षी सुसंरब्ध: श‍ृण्वतां सर्वभूभुजाम् ।

प्रतिजज्ञे महाबाहुर्दंशित: सशरासन: ॥ १९ ॥

अहत्वा समरे कृष्णमप्रत्यूह्य च रुक्‍मिणीम् ।

कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामि सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि व: ॥ २० ॥

rukmy amarṣī su-saṁrabdhaḥ

śṛṇvatāṁ sarva-bhūbhujām

pratijajñe mahā-bāhur

daṁśitaḥ sa-śarāsanaḥ

ahatvā samare kṛṣṇam

apratyūhya ca rukmiṇīm

kuṇḍinaṁ na pravekṣyāmi

satyam etad bravīmi vaḥ

Translation

Frustrated and enraged, mighty-armed Rukmī, dressed in armor and wielding his bow, had sworn before all the kings, “I shall not again enter Kuṇḍina if I do not kill Kṛṣṇa in battle and bring Rukmiṇī back with me. I swear this to you.”

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Anger Becomes a Binding Vow

  1. 1

    Frustrated and enraged, Rukmī stands armed with his bow and dressed in armor.

  2. 2

    Before all the kings, he swears not to enter Kuṇḍina again unless he kills Kṛṣṇa in battle and brings Rukmiṇī back.

  3. 3

    After speaking these angry words, Rukmī sets off to pursue Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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