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  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 55: The History of Pradyumna
10.55.2910.55.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.55.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.55.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ तत्रासितापाङ्गी वैदर्भी वल्गुभाषिणी ।

अस्मरत् स्वसुतं नष्टं स्‍नेहस्‍नुतपयोधरा ॥ ३० ॥

atha tatrāsitāpāṅgī

vaidarbhī valgu-bhāṣiṇī

asmarat sva-sutaṁ naṣṭaṁ

sneha-snuta-payodharā

Translation

Seeing Pradyumna, sweet-voiced, dark-eyed Rukmiṇī remembered her lost son, and her breasts became moist out of affection.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Remembers Her Lost Son

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī is described as sweet-voiced and dark-eyed.

  2. 2

    Seeing Pradyumna brought her lost son to mind.

  3. 3

    Her breasts became moist out of affection, revealing the depth of her motherly love.

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 55: The History of Pradyumna

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Rukmiṇī-devī saw Pradyumna, she felt overwhelmed with motherly love, and milk began to flow spontaneously from her breasts. Noting that Pradyumna looked exactly like Kṛṣṇa, she became eager to find out who He was.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.55
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athathen
  2. tatrathere
  3. asitablack
  4. apāṅgīthe corners of whose eyes
  5. vaidarbhīQueen Rukmiṇī
  6. valgusweet
  7. bhāṣinīwhose speaking
  8. asmaratremembered
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.55

    In this verse: “sweet-voiced”, “love”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.55

    In this verse: “motherly”

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 does Rukmiṇī’s response help you appreciate the tenderness of her affection?

Practice

Read the verse gently and pause to reflect on Rukmiṇī’s love for her lost son.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRukmiṇī Remembers Her Lost SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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