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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
10.58.2410.58.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.25

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

भगवांस्तत्र निवसन् स्वानां प्रियचिकीर्षया ।

अग्नये खाण्डवं दातुमर्जुनस्यास सारथि: ॥ २५ ॥

bhagavāṁs tatra nivasan

svānāṁ priya-cikīrṣayā

agnaye khāṇḍavaṁ dātum

arjunasyāsa sārathiḥ

Translation

The Supreme Lord stayed in that city for some time to please His devotees. On one occasion, Śrī Kṛṣṇa wanted to give the Khāṇḍava forest as a gift to Agni, and so the Lord became Arjuna’s charioteer.

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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.

The Supreme Lord Pleases His Devotees

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord stayed in the city for some time because He wanted to please His devotees.

  2. 2

    Wanting to give the Khāṇḍava forest to Agni, Śrī Kṛṣṇa became Arjuna’s charioteer.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī gives this sequence: the forest was burned, Kālindī was found, the city was constructed, and the assembly hall was presented to the Pāṇḍavas.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains the sequence of events that occurred during Lord Kṛṣṇa’s stay with the Pāṇḍavas.
  • He states that first the Khāṇḍava forest was burned, then Kālindī was found, then the city was constructed, and then the assembly hall was presented to the Pāṇḍavas.

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:

Then, to please Agni, the fire-god, Kṛṣṇa arranged to offer him the Khāṇḍava forest. The Lord asked Arjuna to burn down the forest and accompanied him as his charioteer.
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. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  2. tatrathere
  3. nivasanresiding
  4. svānāmfor His own (devotees)
  5. priyapleasure
  6. cikīrṣayādesiring to give
  7. agnayeto Agni, the demigod of fire
  8. khāṇḍavamthe Khāṇḍava forest
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “devotees”

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 touches me about the Supreme Lord becoming Arjuna’s charioteer?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, taking the role of Arjuna’s charioteer.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Pleases His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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