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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 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.
10.60.1010.60.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.60.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तान्प्राप्तानर्थिनो हित्वा चैद्यादीन् स्मरदुर्मदान् ।

दत्ता भ्रात्रा स्वपित्रा च कस्मान्नो ववृषेऽसमान् ॥ ११ ॥

tān prāptān arthino hitvā

caidyādīn smara-durmadān

dattā bhrātrā sva-pitrā ca

kasmān no vavṛṣe ’samān

Translation

Since your brother and father offered you to them, why did you reject the King of Cedi and all those other suitors, who stood before you, maddened by Cupid? Why, instead, did you choose Us, who are not at all your equal?

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Questions Rukmiṇī’s Choice

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa asks why Rukmiṇī rejected the King of Cedi and the other suitors standing before her.

  2. 2

    Her brother and father had offered her to these men, who were maddened by Cupid.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa asks why she chose Him instead, describing Himself as not her equal. This question belongs to His teasing exchange with her.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In fact, your father and brother intended to give you in marriage to Śiśupāla. Why, then, did you accept such an unsuitable husband as Me, who once renounced My kingdom and fled to the sea in fear of Jarāsandha?
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.60
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tānthem
  2. prāptānat hand
  3. arthinaḥsuitors
  4. hitvārejecting
  5. caidyaŚiśupāla
  6. ādīnand others
  7. smaraby Cupid
  8. darmadānmaddened
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “king”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “father”

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

What draws your attention to Rukmiṇī’s choice of Kṛṣṇa despite the other proposals?

Practice

Pause over the words “you choose Us” and reflect on Rukmiṇī’s choice of the Lord.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Questions Rukmiṇī’s ChoiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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