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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
10.58.4410.58.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Kingsince 10.58.41inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं समयमाकर्ण्य बद्ध्वा परिकरं प्रभु: ।

आत्मानं सप्तधा कृत्वा न्यगृह्णाल्ल‍ीलयैव तान् ॥ ४५ ॥

evaṁ samayam ākarṇya

baddhvā parikaraṁ prabhuḥ

ātmānaṁ saptadhā kṛtvā

nyagṛhṇāl līlayaiva tān

Translation

Upon hearing these terms, the Lord tightened His clothing, expanded Himself into seven forms and easily subdued the bulls.

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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 Expands and Easily Subdues the Bulls

  1. 1

    After hearing the terms, the Lord tightened His clothing, expanded into seven forms and easily subdued the bulls.

  2. 2

    According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, these seven forms enabled Kṛṣṇa to playfully defeat all seven bulls.

  3. 3

    His expansion also showed Princess Satya that she would not have to compete with His other queens, since He could enjoy with them all simultaneously.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Lord Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into seven forms not only to playfully defeat the seven bulls but also to show Princess Satya that she would not have to compete with His other queens, since He could enjoy with all of them simultaneously.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa then manifested Himself in seven separate forms and subdued the seven bulls. King Nagnajit duly presented his daughter to the Lord, together with a dowry of abundant gifts, and the Lord took Satyā onto His chariot for the journey back to Dvārakā.
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. evamthus
  2. samayamthe condition
  3. ākarṇyahearing
  4. baddhvātightening
  5. parikaramHis clothing
  6. prabhuḥthe Lord
  7. ātmānamHimself
  8. saptadhāas seven
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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: “hearing”

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 does Kṛṣṇa’s action show both His power and His consideration for Satya?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering both purposes of Kṛṣṇa’s sevenfold expansion.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Expands and Easily Subdues the BullsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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