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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?
  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
10.58.4610.58.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.47

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

तत: प्रीत: सुतां राजा ददौ कृष्णाय विस्मित: ।

तां प्रत्यगृह्णाद् भगवान् विधिवत् सद‍ृशीं प्रभु: ॥ ४७ ॥

tataḥ prītaḥ sutāṁ rājā

dadau kṛṣṇāya vismitaḥ

tāṁ pratyagṛhṇād bhagavān

vidhi-vat sadṛśīṁ prabhuḥ

Translation

Then King Nagnajit, pleased and astonished, presented his daughter to Lord Kṛṣṇa. The Supreme Personality of Godhead accepted this suitable bride in the proper Vedic fashion.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Accepts a Fitting Bride

  1. 1

    Pleased and astonished, King Nagnajit presented his daughter to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead accepted her in the proper Vedic fashion.

  3. 3

    The princess was a fitting bride because her wonderful transcendental qualities complemented His. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the King was astonished at the extraordinary events suddenly taking place in his life.

Key points from the purport
  • The word sadṛśīm indicates that the lovely princess was a fitting bride for the Lord because she possessed wonderful transcendental qualities that complemented His.
  • As Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out, the word vismitaḥ indicates that King Nagnajit was certainly astonished at the many extraordinary events suddenly taking place in his life.

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:

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.” Lord Kṛṣṇa then manifested Himself in seven separate forms and subdued the seven bulls.
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. tataḥthen
  2. prītaḥpleased
  3. sutāmhis daughter
  4. rājāthe King
  5. dadaugave
  6. kṛṣṇāyato Kṛṣṇa
  7. vismitaḥastonished
  8. tāmher
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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”

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 the purport deepen your understanding of what made the princess a fitting bride?

Practice

Write one sentence about the princess’s transcendental qualities and their suitability for the Lord.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Accepts a Fitting BrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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