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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
10.56.510.56.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The residents of Dvārakāsince 10.56.6inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नारायण नमस्तेऽस्तु शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ।

दामोदरारविन्दाक्ष गोविन्द यदुनन्दन ॥ ६ ॥

nārāyaṇa namas te ’stu

śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara

dāmodarāravindākṣa

govinda yadu-nandana

Translation

[The residents of Dvārakā said:] Obeisances unto You, O Nārāyaṇa, O holder of the conch, disc and club, O lotus-eyed Dāmodara, O Govinda, O cherished descendant of Yadu!

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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.

Offer Respect Through the Lord’s Names

  1. 1

    The residents of Dvārakā offered obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, addressing Him as Nārāyaṇa.

  2. 2

    They praised Him as the holder of the conch, disc and club, and as lotus-eyed Dāmodara.

  3. 3

    They also called Him Govinda and the cherished descendant of Yadu, expressing reverence and affection.

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:

The residents, thinking he was the sun-god himself, went to Kṛṣṇa and told Him that Lord Sūrya had come to take His audience. But Kṛṣṇa replied that the man who had come was not Sūrya but King Satrājit, who looked extremely effulgent because he was wearing the Syamantaka jewel.
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. nārāyaṇaO Lord Nārāyaṇa
  2. namaḥobeisances
  3. teunto
  4. astumay there be
  5. śaṅkhaof the conchshell
  6. cakradisc
  7. gadāand club
  8. dharaO holder
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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

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

Which name in this prayer helps me address the Lord with reverence and affection?

Practice

Slowly repeat one name from this verse and offer a respectful prayer to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.56's connections

Live this todayOffer Respect Through the Lord’s NamesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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