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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.
10.60.2910.60.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.60.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मुखं च प्रेमसंरम्भस्फुरिताधरमीक्षितुम् ।

कटाक्षेपारुणापाङ्गं सुन्दरभ्रुकुटीतटम् ॥ ३० ॥

mukhaṁ ca prema-saṁrambha-

sphuritādharam īkṣitum

kaṭā-kṣepāruṇāpāṅgaṁ

sundara-bhru-kuṭī-taṭam

Translation

I also wanted to see your face with lips trembling in loving anger, the reddish corners of your eyes throwing sidelong glances and the line of your beautiful eyebrows knit in a frown.

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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’s Love Increases Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental Joy

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa wanted to see Rukmiṇī’s face showing loving anger, with trembling lips, sidelong glances and knitted eyebrows.

  2. 2

    Pure devotees normally reciprocate with the Lord in ways that satisfy His spiritual desires. Here Rukmiṇī’s love was so strong that her unique mood predominated, and she fainted instead of becoming angry.

  3. 3

    Her response did not displease Kṛṣṇa. Her all-encompassing love increased His transcendental ecstasy.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains here that normally, by the Lord’s transcendental desire, His pure devotees reciprocate with Him in such a way that they satisfy His spiritual desires.
  • But Rukmiṇī’s love was so strong that her unique mood predominated in this situation, and thus instead of becoming angry she fainted and fell to the ground.
  • Far from displeasing Kṛṣṇa, however, she increased His transcendental ecstasy by exhibiting her all-encompassing love for Him.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

It was only out of eagerness to see your lotus face adorned with a frown that I teased you. To joke with one’s beloved is the highest enjoyment for householders.”
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. mukhamthe face
  2. caand
  3. premaof love
  4. saṁrambhaby the agitation
  5. sphuritatrembling
  6. adharamwith lips
  7. īkṣitumto see
  8. kaṭāof sidelong glances
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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 10.60

    In this verse: “love”, “ecstasy”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotees”

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 unexpected response reveal the strength of her love?

Practice

Take one minute to reflect on how Rukmiṇī’s all-encompassing love pleased Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayRukmiṇī’s Love Increases Kṛṣṇa’s Transcendental JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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