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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.
10.60.2110.60.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.60.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इति त्रिलोकेशपतेस्तदात्मन:

प्रियस्य देव्यश्रुतपूर्वमप्रियम् ।

आश्रुत्य भीता हृदि

जातवेपथु-

श्चिन्तां दुरन्तां रुदती जगाम ह ॥ २२ ॥

iti trilokeśa-pates tadātmanaḥ

priyasya devy aśruta-pūrvam apriyam

āśrutya bhītā hṛdi jāta-vepathuś

cintāṁ durantāṁ rudatī jagāma ha

Translation

Goddess Rukmiṇī had never before heard such unpleasantries from her beloved, the Lord of universal rulers, and she became frightened. A tremor arose in her heart, and in terrible anxiety she began to cry.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Trembles at Her Beloved’s Words

  1. 1

    Goddess Rukmiṇī had never before heard such unpleasant words from her beloved.

  2. 2

    Her beloved is also the Lord of universal rulers.

  3. 3

    She became frightened, her heart trembled, and terrible anxiety brought her to tears.

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:

She began to cry, and soon she became stunned in extreme fear, pain and sadness and fell unconscious. Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that she had misunderstood His joking, and thus He felt compassion for her.
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. itithus
  2. tri-lokaof the three worlds
  3. īśaof the lords
  4. pateḥof the master
  5. tadāthen
  6. ātmanaḥof her own
  7. priyasyabeloved
  8. devīthe goddess, Rukmiṇī
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “rulers”

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 does Rukmiṇī’s response reveal about how deeply her beloved’s words affect her?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, giving careful attention to Rukmiṇī’s fear, trembling and tears.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.60's connections

Live this todayRukmiṇī Trembles at Her Beloved’s WordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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