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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.5210.58.54

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.53

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

श्रुत्वैतद् रुरुधुर्भूपा नयन्तं पथि कन्यकाम् ।

भग्नवीर्या: सुदुर्मर्षा यदुभिर्गोवृषै: पुरा ॥ ५३ ॥

śrutvaitad rurudhur bhūpā

nayantaṁ pathi kanyakām

bhagna-vīryāḥ su-durmarṣā

yadubhir go-vṛṣaiḥ purā

Translation

When the intolerant kings who had been rival suitors heard what had happened, they tried to stop Lord Kṛṣṇa on the road as He took His bride home. But just as the bulls had broken the kings’ strength before, the Yadu warriors broke it now.

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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.

Opposition Cannot Stop Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The rival kings could not tolerate hearing what had happened. They tried to stop Lord Kṛṣṇa as He took His bride home.

  2. 2

    The kings had already had their strength broken by the bulls. Still, they tried to oppose the Lord.

  3. 3

    The Yadu warriors now broke the kings’ strength. Their opposition did not prevent Lord Kṛṣṇa from continuing home.

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:

Just then the rival kings who had been defeated by the bulls tried to attack Lord Kṛṣṇa. But Arjuna easily beat them back, and Kṛṣṇa proceeded with Nāgnajitī 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. śrutvāhearing
  2. etatthis
  3. rurudhuḥthey obstructed
  4. bhū-pāḥthe kings
  5. nayantamwho was taking
  6. pathialong the road
  7. kanyakāmHis bride
  8. bhagnabroken
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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: “heard”, “hearing”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “kings”

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 do I respond when events do not go as I wish?

Practice

Today, notice one moment of resentment and pause before acting on it.

Live this todayOpposition Cannot Stop Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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