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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 56: The Syamantaka Jewel
10.56.4310.56.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.56.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तां सत्यभामां भगवानुपयेमे यथाविधि ।

बहुभिर्याचितां शीलरूपौदार्यगुणान्विताम् ॥ ४४ ॥

tāṁ satyabhāmāṁ bhagavān

upayeme yathā-vidhi

bahubhir yācitāṁ śīla-

rūpaudārya-guṇānvitām

Translation

The Lord married Satyabhāmā in proper religious fashion. Possessed of excellent behavior, along with beauty, broad-mindedness and all other good qualities, she had been sought by many men.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

The Lord Marries Virtuous Satyabhāmā

  1. 1

    The Lord married Satyabhāmā in proper religious fashion.

  2. 2

    Satyabhāmā possessed excellent behavior, beauty, broad-mindedness and all other good qualities.

  3. 3

    Many men had sought her hand. Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that Kṛtavarmā was among them.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that men such as Kṛtavarmā had sought the hand of Satyabhāmā.

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 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Kṛṣṇa accepted the hand of Satrājit’s daughter, Satyabhāmā, who was endowed with all divine qualities. But the jewel He refused, returning it to King Satrājit.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.56
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tāmshe
  2. satyabhāmāmSatyabhāmā
  3. bhagavānthe Lord
  4. upayememarried
  5. yathā-vidhiby proper rituals
  6. bahubhiḥby many men
  7. yācitāmasked for
  8. śīlaof fine character
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “religious”

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

Do I value excellent behavior and broad-mindedness as well as outward beauty?

Practice

In one conversation today, give someone a patient hearing as a small exercise in broad-mindedness.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Marries Virtuous SatyabhāmāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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