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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
10.58.4910.58.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.58.50-51

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

दशधेनुसहस्राणि पारिबर्हमदाद् विभु: ।

युवतीनां त्रिसाहस्रं निष्कग्रीवसुवाससम् ॥ ५० ॥

नवनागसहस्राणि नागाच्छतगुणान् रथान् ।

रथाच्छतगुणानश्वानश्वाच्छतगुणान् नरान् ॥ ५१ ॥

daśa-dhenu-sahasrāṇi

pāribarham adād vibhuḥ

yuvatīnāṁ tri-sāhasraṁ

niṣka-grīva-suvāsasam

nava-nāga-sahasrāṇi

nāgāc chata-guṇān rathān

rathāc chata-guṇān aśvān

aśvāc chata-guṇān narān

Translation

As the dowry, powerful King Nagnajit gave ten thousand cows, three thousand young maidservants wearing golden ornaments on their necks and bedecked in fine clothing, nine thousand elephants, a hundred times as many chariots as elephants, a hundred times as many horses as chariots, and a hundred times as many manservants as horses.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nagnajit Gives an Abundant Wedding Gift

  1. 1

    Powerful King Nagnajit gave ten thousand cows as part of the dowry.

  2. 2

    He also gave three thousand young maidservants wearing golden neck ornaments and fine clothing.

  3. 3

    The gift included nine thousand elephants, a hundred times as many chariots, a hundred times as many horses as chariots, and a hundred times as many manservants as horses.

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