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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
10.54.5210.54.54

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.53

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.50inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit
A turning point forRukmiṇī Devī· Union and its aftermath

भगवान् भीष्मकसुतामेवं निर्जित्य भूमिपान् ।

पुरमानीय विधिवदुपयेमे कुरूद्वह ॥ ५३ ॥

bhagavān bhīṣmaka-sutām

evaṁ nirjitya bhūmi-pān

puram ānīya vidhi-vad

upayeme kurūdvaha

Translation

Thus defeating all the opposing kings, the Supreme Personality of Godhead brought the daughter of Bhīṣmaka to His capital and married her according to the Vedic injunctions, O protector of the Kurus.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Marries According to Vedic Injunctions

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who defeated all the opposing kings.

  2. 2

    He brought the daughter of Bhīṣmaka to His capital.

  3. 3

    He married her according to the Vedic injunctions.

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 took Rukmiṇī to His capital, Dvārakā, and married her. All the citizens celebrated in lavish style, broadcasting throughout the city accounts of how the Lord had kidnapped Rukmiṇī.
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. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  2. bhīṣmaka-sutāmthe daughter of Bhīṣmaka
  3. evamthus
  4. nirjityadefeating
  5. bhūmi-pānthe kings
  6. puramto His capital
  7. ānīyabringing
  8. vidhi-vatin accordance with the injunctions of the Vedas
  9. upayememarried
  10. kuru-udvahaO protector of the Kurus
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “protector”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “kings”

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 stands out to me about Kṛṣṇa following the Vedic injunctions in His marriage?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, remembering that the bridegroom is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Marries According to Vedic InjunctionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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