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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
10.58.410.58.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.58.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

परमासन आसीनं कृष्णा कृष्णमनिन्दिता ।

नवोढा व्रीडिता किञ्चिच्छनैरेत्याभ्यवन्दत ॥ ५ ॥

paramāsana āsīnaṁ

kṛṣṇā kṛṣṇam aninditā

navoḍhā vrīḍitā kiñcic

chanair etyābhyavandata

Translation

Faultless Draupadī, the Pāṇḍavas’ newly married wife, slowly and somewhat timidly approached Lord Kṛṣṇa, who sat on an exalted seat, and offered Him her obeisances.

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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.

Devotion Connects Devotees With Kṛṣṇa’s Name

  1. 1

    Faultless Draupadī slowly and somewhat timidly approached Kṛṣṇa, who sat on an exalted seat. She offered Him her obeisances.

  2. 2

    Śrīmatī Draupadī was so devoted to Kṛṣṇa that she was called Kṛṣṇā, the feminine form of His name. Arjuna was also called Kṛṣṇa because of his devotion.

  3. 3

    Devotees of the modern Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are often called “the Kṛṣṇas.” The purport notes that addressing Kṛṣṇa’s devotees by His name has a long history.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīmatī Draupadī was so devoted to Kṛṣṇa that she herself was called Kṛṣṇā, which is the feminine form of the name, and Arjuna was also called Kṛṣṇa because of his devotion to the Lord.
  • Similarly, the devotees of the modern Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are often called “the Kṛṣṇas.”
  • So it appears that the custom of addressing Kṛṣṇa’s devotees by His name has a long history.

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:

Their new bride, Draupadī, shyly approached Kṛṣṇa and bowed down to Him. Then the Pāṇḍavas properly worshiped and welcomed Sātyaki and the Lord’s other companions, offering them sitting places.
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. paramaexalted
  2. āsaneon a seat
  3. āsīnamsitting
  4. kṛṣṇāDraupadī
  5. kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa
  6. aninditāblameless
  7. navanewly
  8. ūḍhāmarried
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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: “devotion”, “devotees”

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

What does Draupadī’s name suggest about the place Kṛṣṇa held in her life?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa a respectful bow today, remembering Draupadī’s devotion.

Live this todayDevotion Connects Devotees With Kṛṣṇa’s NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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