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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.54.6 10.54.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.54.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पेतु: शिरांसि रथिनामश्विनां गजिनां भुवि ।

सकुण्डलकिरीटानि सोष्णीषाणि च कोटिश: ॥ ७ ॥

petuḥ śirāṁsi rathinām

aśvināṁ gajināṁ bhuvi

sa-kuṇḍala-kirīṭāni

soṣṇīṣāṇi ca koṭiśaḥ

Translation

The heads of soldiers fighting on chariots, horses and elephants fell to the ground by the millions; some heads wore earrings and helmets, others turbans.

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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.

The Battle Brings Immense Loss

1
Soldiers fighting on chariots, horses and elephants were struck down.
2
Their heads fell to the ground by the millions, showing the enormous scale of the battle.
3
Some of the fallen heads wore earrings and helmets, while others wore turbans.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.54