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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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.3710.58.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.38

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

अर्चितं पुनरित्याह नारायण जगत्पते ।

आत्मानन्देन पूर्णस्य करवाणि किमल्पक: ॥ ३८ ॥

arcitaṁ punar ity āha

nārāyaṇa jagat-pate

ātmānandena pūrṇasya

karavāṇi kim alpakaḥ

Translation

King Nagnajit first worshiped the Lord properly and then addressed Him: “O Nārāyaṇa, Lord of the universe, You are full in Your own spiritual pleasure. Therefore what can this insignificant person do for You?”

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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.

Serving the Lord Who Is Already Full

  1. 1

    King Nagnajit first worshiped the Lord properly and then addressed Him.

  2. 2

    He called Him Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of the universe, who is full in His own spiritual pleasure.

  3. 3

    The King humbly considered himself insignificant and asked what he could do for the Lord.

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:

King Nagnajit greeted Him hospitably and joyfully worshiped Him with various offerings. 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.
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. arcitamto Him who had been worshiped
  2. punaḥfurther
  3. itias follows
  4. āhahe (King Nagnajit) said
  5. nārāyaṇaO Nārāyaṇa
  6. jagatof the universe
  7. pateO Lord
  8. ātmawithin Himself
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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: “worshiped”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “king”

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

Can I offer service humbly, remembering that the Lord is already full in His own spiritual pleasure?

Practice

Offer a short prayer asking how you may serve the Lord today.

Live this todayServing the Lord Who Is Already FullThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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