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  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.
  6. 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
10.59.38-3910.59.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.59.40

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.59.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स्थापित: सत्यभामाया गृहोद्यानोपशोभन: ।

अन्वगुर्भ्रमरा: स्वर्गात् तद्गन्धासवलम्पटा: ॥ ४० ॥

sthāpitaḥ satyabhāmāyā

gṛhodyānopaśobhanaḥ

anvagur bhramarāḥ svargāt

tad-gandhāsava-lampaṭāḥ

Translation

Once planted, the pārijāta tree beautified the garden of Queen Satyabhāmā’s palace. Bees followed the tree all the way from heaven, greedy for its fragrance and sweet sap.

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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 Pārijāta Beautifies Satyabhāmā's Garden

  1. 1

    The pārijāta tree was planted in the garden of Queen Satyabhāmā's palace.

  2. 2

    Once planted, the tree beautified the garden.

  3. 3

    Bees followed it all the way from heaven, greedy for its fragrance and sweet sap.

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:

After defeating Indra and the other demigods who opposed His taking of the tree, Kṛṣṇa returned with Queen Satyabhāmā to Dvārakā, where He planted it in a garden adjacent to Satyabhāmā’s palace. Indra had originally come to Lord Kṛṣṇa offering obeisances and begging Him to kill Narakāsura, but afterwards, when his business had been accomplished, he quarreled with the Lord.
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. sthāpitaḥestablished
  2. satyabhāmāyāḥof Satyabhāmā
  3. gṛhaof the residence
  4. udyānathe garden
  5. upaśobhanaḥbeautifying
  6. anvaguḥfollowed
  7. bhramarāḥbees
  8. svargātfrom heaven
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.59

    In this verse: “sweet”

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

Which detail makes this description of Satyabhāmā's garden vivid for you?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment recalling the tree's beauty and the bees drawn to its fragrance and sap.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Pārijāta Beautifies Satyabhāmā's GardenThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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