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How to study this verse, in six steps

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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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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

10.54.54 10.54.56

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.55

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

नरा नार्यश्च मुदिता: प्रमृष्टमणिकुण्डला: ।

पारिबर्हमुपाजह्रुर्वरयोश्चित्रवाससो: ॥ ५५ ॥

narā nāryaś ca muditāḥ

pramṛṣṭa-maṇi-kuṇḍalāḥ

pāribarham upājahrur

varayoś citra-vāsasoḥ

Translation

All the men and women, full of joy and adorned with shining jewels and earrings, brought wedding presents, which they reverently offered to the exquisitely dressed groom and bride.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joyful Gifts Offered with Reverence

1
All the men and women were full of joy and adorned with shining jewels and earrings.
2
They brought wedding presents for the groom and bride.
3
They offered their gifts reverently to the exquisitely dressed couple.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.54

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

narāḥthe men
nāryaḥwomen
caand
muditāḥjoyful
pramṛṣṭapolished
maṇitheir jewels
kuṇḍalāḥand earrings
pāribarhamwedding gifts

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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I offer something in devotional service, do I bring both joy and reverence?

Practice

Make one small offering in devotional service today, taking a moment to do it joyfully and reverently.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoyful Gifts Offered with ReverenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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