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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
10.54.2810.54.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

परिघं पट्टिशं शूलं चर्मासी शक्तितोमरौ ।

यद् यदायुधमादत्त तत्सर्वं सोऽच्छिनद्धरि: ॥ २९ ॥

parighaṁ paṭṭiśaṁ śūlaṁ

carmāsī śakti-tomarau

yad yad āyudham ādatta

tat sarvaṁ so ’cchinad dhariḥ

Translation

Iron bludgeon, three-pointed spear, sword and shield, pike, javelin — whatever weapon Rukmī picked up, Lord Hari smashed it to bits.

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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.

No Weapon Withstands Lord Hari

  1. 1

    Rukmī picked up many kinds of weapons, including an iron bludgeon, a three-pointed spear, and a sword and shield.

  2. 2

    He also tried a pike and a javelin. Changing weapons did not change the outcome.

  3. 3

    Whatever weapon Rukmī took up, Lord Hari smashed it to bits. None of these weapons could withstand Him.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa did not kill Rukmī, but with His sword He shaved off bits of Rukmī’s hair here and there, leaving him disfigured. Just then Lord Baladeva appeared on the scene with the Yādava army.
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. parighamspiked iron bludgeon
  2. paṭṭiśamthree-pointed spear
  3. śūlamlance
  4. carma-asīshield and sword
  5. śaktipike
  6. tomaraujavelin
  7. yat yatwhatever
  8. āyudhamweapon
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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

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 does the repeated destruction of Rukmī’s weapons show me about Lord Hari’s power?

Practice

After reading the verse, offer Lord Hari a short prayer to use your abilities in devotional service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNo Weapon Withstands Lord HariThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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