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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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.5910.55.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.60

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

द्वारकायामभूद् राजन् महामोद: पुरौकसाम् ।

रुक्‍मिण्या रमयोपेतं द‍ृष्ट्वा कृष्णं श्रिय: पतिम् ॥ ६० ॥

dvārakāyām abhūd rājan

mahā-modaḥ puraukasām

rukmiṇyā ramayopetaṁ

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṁ śriyaḥ patim

Translation

Dvārakā’s citizens were overjoyed to see Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of all opulence, united with Rukmiṇī, the goddess of fortune.

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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.

Joy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa with Rukmiṇī

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of all opulence.

  2. 2

    Rukmiṇī is the goddess of fortune, united with Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Dvārakā’s citizens were overjoyed to see Them together.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Fifty-fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī.”

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:

All the citizens celebrated in lavish style, broadcasting throughout the city accounts of how the Lord had kidnapped Rukmiṇī. Everyone in Dvārakā was delighted to see Lord Kṛṣṇa united with 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. dvārakāyāmin Dvārakā
  2. abhūtthere was
  3. rājanO King
  4. mahā-modaḥgreat joy
  5. pura-okasāmfor the inhabitants of the city
  6. rukmiṇyāwith Rukmiṇī
  7. ramayāthe goddess of fortune
  8. upetamjoined
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.54

    In this verse: “citizens”

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 citizens’ joy teach me about taking pleasure in Kṛṣṇa’s happiness?

Practice

Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa united with Rukmiṇī and the joy of Dvārakā’s citizens.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoy in Seeing Kṛṣṇa with RukmiṇīThis 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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