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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

10.59.35 10.59.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.59.36

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.59.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ता: प्राहिणोद्‍द्वारवतीं सुमृष्टविरजोऽम्बरा: ।

नरयानैर्महाकोशान् रथाश्वान् द्रविणं महत् ॥ ३६ ॥

tāḥ prāhiṇod dvāravatīṁ

su-mṛṣṭa-virajo-’mbarāḥ

nara-yānair mahā-kośān

rathāśvān draviṇaṁ mahāt

Translation

The Lord had the princesses arrayed in clean, spotless garments and then sent them in palanquins to Dvārakā, together with great treasures of chariots, horses and other valuables.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Provides for the Princesses

1
The Lord had the princesses dressed in clean, spotless garments.
2
He sent them to Dvārakā in palanquins.
3
He also sent great treasures, including chariots, horses and other valuables.

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

Chapter 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord sent them to Dvārakā along with a great quantity of treasure and then went with Queen Satyabhāmā to the abode of Indra. There He returned Aditi’s earrings, and Indra and his wife, Śacīdevī, worshiped Him.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.59