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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.
10.60.2610.60.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.60.27-28

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.60.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रमृज्याश्रुकले नेत्रे स्तनौ चोपहतौ शुचा ।

आश्लिष्य बाहुना राजननन्यविषयां सतीम् ॥ २७ ॥

सान्‍त्‍वयामास सान्‍त्‍वज्ञ: कृपया कृपणां प्रभु: ।

हास्यप्रौढिभ्रमच्चित्तामतदर्हां सतां गति: ॥ २८ ॥

pramṛjyāśru-kale netre

stanau copahatau śucā

āśliṣya bāhunā rājan

ananya-viṣayāṁ satīm

sāntvayām āsa sāntva-jñaḥ

kṛpayā kṛpaṇāṁ prabhuḥ

hāsya-prauḍhi-bhramac-cittām

atad-arhāṁ satāṁ gatiḥ

Translation

Wiping her tear-filled eyes and her breasts, which were stained by tears of grief, the Supreme Lord, the goal of His devotees, embraced His chaste wife, who desired nothing but Him, O King. Expert in the art of pacification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa tenderly consoled pitiable Rukmiṇī, whose mind was bewildered by His clever joking and who did not deserve to suffer so.

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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 Devotees’ Goal Tenderly Consoles His Wife

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord wiped away Rukmiṇī’s tears and embraced His chaste wife.

  2. 2

    Rukmiṇī desired nothing but Him. The Lord is the goal of His devotees.

  3. 3

    Expert in the art of pacification, Śrī Kṛṣṇa tenderly consoled her. She had been bewildered by His joking and did not deserve to suffer so.

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:

But as for such things as body, home, wife and children, I’m indifferent to them, being the self-satisfied Personality of Godhead, transcendental to all material affairs.” Śrī Kṛṣṇa stopped speaking, having destroyed Queen Rukmiṇī’s confidence that she was her husband’s favorite.
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. pramṛjyawiping
  2. aśru-kalefilled with tears
  3. netreher eyes
  4. stanauher breasts
  5. caand
  6. upahataudisarrayed
  7. śucāby her sorrowful tears
  8. aśliṣyaembracing her
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “king”

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

How does Rukmiṇī’s desire for nothing but Kṛṣṇa help me reflect on my own devotional goal?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to make service to Kṛṣṇa your goal.

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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 todayThe Devotees’ Goal Tenderly Consoles His WifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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