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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.
10.60.1810.60.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.19

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

तेषां वीर्यमदान्धानां दृप्तानां स्मयनुत्तये ।

आनितासि मया भद्रे तेजोपहरतासताम् ॥ १९ ॥

teṣāṁ vīrya-madāndhānāṁ

dṛptānāṁ smaya-nuttaye

ānitāsi mayā bhadre

tejopaharatāsatām

Translation

It was to dispel the arrogance of these kings that I carried you away, My good woman, for they were blinded by the intoxication of power. My purpose was to curb the strength of the wicked.

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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 Curbs the Arrogance of Power

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa says the kings were blinded by the intoxication of power.

  2. 2

    He explains that He carried His wife away to dispel their arrogance.

  3. 3

    His stated purpose was to curb the strength of the wicked.

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:

“When a man and a woman share the same social class, influence, physical beauty and so on, marriage or friendship can flourish between them. But out of shortsightedness you have accepted a husband who lacks every good quality and is glorified by beggars.
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. teṣāmof them
  2. vīryawith their power
  3. madaby the intoxication
  4. andhānāmblinded
  5. dṛptānāmproud
  6. smayathe arrogance
  7. nuttayeto dispel
  8. ānitā asiyou were taken in marriage
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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: “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

Where might a sense of power or importance be making me proud?

Practice

Notice one ability or advantage you have today, and refrain from boasting about it.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Curbs the Arrogance of PowerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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