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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.
10.60.4610.60.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.47

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Rukmiṇīsince 10.60.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नैवालीकमहं मन्ये वचस्ते मधुसूदन ।

अम्बाया एव हि प्राय: कन्याया: स्याद् रति: क्व‍‍चित् ॥ ४७ ॥

naivālīkam ahaṁ manye

vacas te madhusūdana

ambāyā eva hi prāyaḥ

kanyāyāḥ syād ratiḥ kvacit

Translation

Actually, I don’t consider Your words false, Madhūsudana. Quite often an unmarried girl is attracted to a man, as in the case of Ambā.

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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.

Graciously Acknowledge the Lord’s Truthfulness

  1. 1

    After refuting Kṛṣṇa’s statements, Rukmiṇī now graciously praises their truthfulness.

  2. 2

    She accepts that He used her as an example to explain ordinary female psychology.

  3. 3

    She mentions Ambā as an example of an unmarried girl attracted to a man. The purport identifies that man as Śālva.

Key points from the purport
  • Having refuted everything Lord Kṛṣṇa said, Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī, in a gracious frame of mind, now praises the truthfulness of His statements.
  • In other words, she accepts that Lord Kṛṣṇa used her as an example to elucidate ordinary female psychology.
  • The King of Kāśī had three daughters — Ambā, Ambālikā and Ambikā — and Ambā was attracted to Śālva.

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:

Rukmiṇī went on to show how everything Kṛṣṇa had said denigrating Himself was actually glorification. Lord Kṛṣṇa then spoke to Rukmiṇī with deep affection: “I did not intend to agitate your mind with My joking words; rather, I wanted to demonstrate the strength of your chastity.
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. nanot
  2. evaindeed
  3. alīkamfalse
  4. ahamI
  5. manyethink
  6. vacaḥwords
  7. teYour
  8. madhu-sūdanaO killer of Madhu
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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

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

Can I acknowledge a truthful point graciously, even after expressing disagreement?

Practice

Reread Rukmiṇī’s reply and reflect for a moment on her gracious acknowledgment of Kṛṣṇa’s words.

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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 todayGraciously Acknowledge the Lord’s TruthfulnessThis 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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