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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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.2310.58.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.58.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यदैव कृष्ण: सन्दिष्ट: पार्थानां परमाद्‍भुतम् ।

कारयामास नगरं विचित्रं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २४ ॥

yadaiva kṛṣṇaḥ sandiṣṭaḥ

pārthānāṁ paramādbutam

kārayām āsa nagaraṁ

vicitraṁ viśvakarmaṇā

Translation

[Describing a previous incident, Śukadeva Gosvāmī said:] Upon the request of the Pāṇḍavas, Lord Kṛṣṇa had Viśvakarmā build them a most wonderful and amazing city.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Responds to the Pāṇḍavas’ Request

  1. 1

    The Pāṇḍavas asked Lord Kṛṣṇa to have a city built for them.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa had Viśvakarmā construct a most wonderful and amazing city.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī places this construction before the burning of the Khāṇḍava forest, and therefore before the Lord found Kālindī.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī mentions that this city was constructed before the burning of the Khāṇḍava forest and hence before the Lord found His bride Kālindī.

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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Later the Pāṇḍavas requested Kṛṣṇa to build them a city, and He did so by having Viśvakarmā, the architect of the demigods, construct one that was extremely attractive. The Lord satisfied His beloved devotees by remaining with them there for some time.
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. yadā evawhen
  2. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  3. sandiṣṭaḥrequested
  4. pārthānāmfor the sons of Pṛthā
  5. paramamost
  6. adbhutamamazing
  7. kārayām āsaHe had constructed
  8. nagarama city
  9. vicitramfull of variety
  10. viśvakarmaṇāby Viśvakarmā, the architect of the demigods
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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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s response to the Pāṇḍavas’ request help me appreciate about Him?

Practice

Reread the translation once and thank Kṛṣṇa for His care for the Pāṇḍavas.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Responds to the Pāṇḍavas’ RequestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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