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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
10.58.3310.58.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.34

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

तां श्रुत्वा वृषजिल्ल‍भ्यां भगवान् सात्वतां पति: ।

जगाम कौशल्यपुरं सैन्येन महता वृत: ॥ ३४ ॥

tāṁ śrutvā vṛṣa-jil-labhyāṁ

bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

jagāma kauśalya-puraṁ

sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ

Translation

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of the Vaiṣṇavas, heard of the princess who was to be won by the conqueror of the bulls, He went to the capital of Kauśalya with a large army.

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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 Supreme Lord Comes to Kauśalya

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa heard about the princess who could be won by conquering the bulls.

  2. 2

    The verse identifies Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the master of the Vaiṣṇavas.

  3. 3

    He went to the capital of Kauśalya accompanied by a large army.

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:

When Kṛṣṇa heard about this princess, He went to Ayodhyā with a large contingent of soldiers. King Nagnajit greeted Him hospitably and joyfully worshiped Him with various offerings.
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. tāmof her
  2. śrutvāhearing
  3. vṛṣathe bulls
  4. jitby him who conquers
  5. labhyāmattainable
  6. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  7. sātvatāmof the Vaiṣṇavas
  8. patiḥmaster
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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 10.58

    In this verse: “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

As I read about Kṛṣṇa’s actions, do I remember His identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Practice

Pause before rereading the verse and remember Kṛṣṇa as the master of the Vaiṣṇavas.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Comes to KauśalyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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