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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
10.56.810.56.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.56.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

निशम्य बालवचनं प्रहस्याम्बुजलोचन: ।

प्राह नासौ रविर्देव: सत्राजिन्मणिना ज्वलन् ॥ ९ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

niśamya bāla-vacanaṁ

prahasyāmbuja-locanaḥ

prāha nāsau ravir devaḥ

satrājin maṇinā jvalan

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Hearing these innocent words, the lotus-eyed Lord smiled broadly and said, “This is not the sun-god, Ravi, but rather Satrājit, who is glowing because of his jewel.”

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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.

The Lord Kindly Corrects a Mistake

  1. 1

    The lotus-eyed Lord heard the residents’ innocent words and smiled broadly.

  2. 2

    He explained that the visitor was not Ravi, the sun-god, but Satrājit.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa clarified that Satrājit’s glow came from his jewel.

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:

When Śukadeva Gosvāmī mentioned that King Satrājit offended Lord Kṛṣṇa on account of the Syamantaka jewel, King Parīkṣit became curious to hear the details of this incident. Thus Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrated the story.
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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. niśamyahearing
  3. bālachildish
  4. vacanamthese words
  5. prahasyasmiling broadly
  6. ambujalotuslike
  7. locanaḥHe whose eyes
  8. prāhasaid
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “hearing”, “heard”

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

Am I willing to let the Lord’s words correct my first impression?

Practice

Reread Kṛṣṇa’s explanation slowly, noticing how it corrects the residents’ mistaken impression.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Kindly Corrects a MistakeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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