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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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.2410.54.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.25

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यत्र यासि स्वसारं मे मुषित्वा ध्वाङ्‍क्षवद्धवि: ।

हरिष्येऽद्य मदं मन्द मायिन: कूटयोधिन: ॥ २५ ॥

yatra yāsi svasāraṁ me

muṣitvā dhvāṅkṣa-vad dhaviḥ

hariṣye ’dya madaṁ manda

māyinaḥ kūṭa-yodhinaḥ

Translation

“Wherever You go, carrying off my sister like a crow stealing sacrificial butter, I will follow. This very day I shall relieve You of Your false pride, You fool, You deceiver, You cheater in battle!

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Every Living Being Belongs to the Lord

  1. 1

    In his hysterical attack, Rukmī displayed the very qualities he attributed to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. His accusations revealed his own faults.

  2. 2

    Every living being is part and parcel of the Lord and belongs to Him. Rukmī’s claim over his sister ignored this relationship.

  3. 3

    Rukmī compared Kṛṣṇa to a crow stealing sacrificial butter. The purport explains that Rukmī himself was like a crow stealing an offering meant for the Lord’s enjoyment.

Key points from the purport
  • In his hysterical attack, Rukmī displays the very qualities he attributes to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • Every living being is part and parcel of the Lord and belongs to the Lord.
  • Therefore Rukmī was like a crow trying to steal the sacrificial offering meant for the enjoyment of the Lord.

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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Rukmiṇī’s brother Rukmī, who hated Kṛṣṇa, was infuriated by Kṛṣṇa’s kidnapping of his sister. So, after vowing before all the kings present that he would not return to Kuṇḍina until Kṛṣṇa had been destroyed and Rukmiṇī rescued, Rukmī set out with his army to attack the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.54
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yatrawherever
  2. yāsiYou go
  3. svasāramsister
  4. memy
  5. muṣitvāhaving stolen
  6. dhvāṅkṣa-vatlike a crow
  7. haviḥthe sacrificial butter
  8. hariṣyeI will remove
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “pride”

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

How would remembering that everyone belongs to the Lord change the way I treat someone close to me?

Practice

In one interaction today, remember that the other person belongs to Kṛṣṇa, not to you, and treat them with care.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEvery Living Being Belongs to the LordThis 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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