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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
10.54.410.54.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.5

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रहस्य भगवानाह मा स्म भैर्वामलोचने ।

विनङ्‍क्ष्यत्यधुनैवैतत्तावकै: शात्रवं बलम् ॥ ५ ॥

prahasya bhagavān āha

mā sma bhair vāma-locane

vinaṅkṣyaty adhunaivaitat

tāvakaiḥ śātravaṁ balam

Translation

In response the Lord laughed and assured her, “Do not be afraid, beautiful-eyed one. This enemy force is about to be destroyed by your soldiers.”

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.

Kṛṣṇa Shares His Loving Opulences

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa laughed and assured Rukmiṇī that she need not fear. Calling His army “your soldiers” expressed His great affection and indicated that His dynasty now belonged to His beloved queen.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, desires to share His blissful opulences with all living beings. He sincerely invites them back home, back to Godhead.

  3. 3

    The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement broadcasts His loving message: remember Him, serve Him and return to Him. Through devotional service, living beings can share in the infinite bounty of His kingdom.

Key points from the purport
  • To express His great affection for Rukmiṇī, Lord Kṛṣṇa gallantly referred to His own Yādava army as “your men,” indicating that the Lord’s entire dynasty was now the property of His beloved queen.
  • The Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, desires to share His blissful opulences with all living beings, and thus He sincerely invites them to come back home, back to Godhead.

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:

The enemy armies then began pouring incessant showers of arrows upon Lord Kṛṣṇa’s army. Seeing her husband-to-be’s forces under such violent attack, Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī looked at Śrī Kṛṣṇa fearfully.
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. prahasyalaughing
  2. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  3. āhasaid
  4. mā sma bhaiḥdo not be afraid
  5. vāma-locaneO beautiful-eyed one
  6. vinaṅkṣyatiwill be destroyed
  7. adhunā evajust now
  8. etatthis
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “afraid”, “fear”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “kingdom”

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 can I respond today to Kṛṣṇa’s invitation to remember and serve Him?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa and express your wish to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Shares His Loving OpulencesThis 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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