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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.1810.58.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Arjunasince 10.58.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

का त्वं कस्यासि सुश्रोणि कुतो वा किं चिकीर्षसि ।

मन्ये त्वां पतिमिच्छन्तीं सर्वं कथय शोभने ॥ १९ ॥

kā tvaṁ kasyāsi su-śroṇi

kuto vā kiṁ cikīrṣasi

manye tvāṁ patim icchantīṁ

sarvaṁ kathaya śobhane

Translation

[Arjuna said:] Who are you, O fine-waisted lady? Whose daughter are you, and where do you come from? What are you doing here? I think you must be looking for a husband. Please explain everything, O beautiful one.

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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.

Ask Before Assuming

  1. 1

    Arjuna asked the young woman who she was, whose daughter she was and where she came from.

  2. 2

    He also asked what she was doing there.

  3. 3

    He thought she might be seeking a husband, but asked her to explain everything herself.

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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The beautiful maiden replied, “I am Kālindī, the daughter of the sun-god. Hoping to attain Lord Viṣṇu as my husband, I have been performing severe austerities.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.58
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kāwho
  2. tvamyou
  3. kasyawhose
  4. asiare you
  5. su-śroṇiO you with the beautiful waist
  6. kutaḥfrom where
  7. vāor
  8. kimwhat
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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

When I form an impression of someone, do I allow them to explain their own purpose?

Practice

In one conversation today, ask a sincere question rather than treating your assumption as certain.

Live this todayAsk Before AssumingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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