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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.59.22

Who is speaking and story frame

सकुण्डलं चारुकिरीटभूषणं

बभौ पृथिव्यां पतितं समुज्ज्वलम् ।

हा हेति साध्वित्यृषय: सुरेश्वरा

माल्यैर्मुकुन्दं विकिरन्त ईडिरे ॥ २२ ॥

sa-kuṇḍalaṁ cāru-kirīṭa-bhūṣaṇaṁ

babhau pṛthivyāṁ patitam samujjvalam

ha heti sādhv ity ṛṣayaḥ sureśvarā

mālyair mukundaṁ vikiranta īdire

Translation

Fallen on the ground, Bhaumāsura’s head shone brilliantly, decorated as it was with earrings and an attractive helmet. As cries of “Alas, alas!” and “Well done!” arose, the sages and principal demigods worshiped Lord Mukunda by showering Him with flower garlands.

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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.

The Sages Worship Lord Mukunda

  1. 1

    Bhaumāsura’s fallen head still shone brilliantly, adorned with earrings and an attractive helmet.

  2. 2

    Cries of both “Alas, alas!” and “Well done!” arose after his fall.

  3. 3

    The sages and principal demigods worshiped Lord Mukunda by showering Him with flower garlands. Their response centers on worship of the Lord.

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 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

There He returned Aditi’s earrings, and Indra and his wife, Śacīdevī, worshiped Him. On Satyabhāmā’s request, Lord Kṛṣṇa uprooted the heavenly pārijāta tree and put it on the back of Garuḍa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.59
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. satogether with
  2. kuṇḍalamearrings
  3. cāruattractive
  4. kirīṭawith a helmet
  5. bhūṣaṇamdecorated
  6. babhaushone
  7. pṛthivyāmon the ground
  8. patitamfallen
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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 10.59

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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 can your study lead toward worship, as the sages’ response did?

Practice

Offer a brief expression of praise to Lord Mukunda after reading this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sages Worship Lord MukundaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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