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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.3510.58.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.36

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

वरं विलोक्याभिमतं समागतं

नरेन्द्रकन्या चकमे रमापतिम् ।

भूयादयं मे पतिराशिषोऽनल:

करोतु सत्या यदि मे धृतो व्रत: ॥ ३६ ॥

varaṁ vilokyābhimataṁ samāgataṁ

narendra-kanyā cakame ramā-patim

bhūyād ayaṁ me patir āśiṣo ’nalaḥ

karotu satyā yadi me dhṛto vrataḥ

Translation

When the King’s daughter saw that most agreeable suitor arrive, she immediately desired to have Him, the Lord of Goddess Rāma. She prayed, “May He become my husband. If I have kept my vows, may the sacred fire bring about the fulfillment of my hopes.

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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 Princess Prays for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    When the King’s daughter saw Kṛṣṇa arrive, she immediately desired Him as her husband.

  2. 2

    The verse identifies this most agreeable suitor as the Lord of Goddess Rāma.

  3. 3

    She prayed that, if she had kept her vows, the sacred fire might bring about the fulfillment of her hope.

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 Satyā saw Kṛṣṇa, she immediately desired Him as her husband, and King Nagnajit, understanding his daughter’s intentions, informed Lord Kṛṣṇa of his own wish that the Lord and his daughter be married. The King affectionately told the Lord, “You alone would be a suitable husband for my daughter, and if You subdue the seven bulls You may certainly marry her.”
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. varamsuitor
  2. vilokyaseeing
  3. abhimatamagreeable
  4. samāgatamarrived
  5. narendraof the King
  6. kanyāthe daughter
  7. cakamedesired
  8. ramāof the goddess of fortune
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “king’s”

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

How can my commitments help me turn my hopes toward Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to serve Kṛṣṇa faithfully.

Live this todayThe Princess Prays for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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