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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.
10.60.4910.60.51

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.60.50

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.60.49inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यान् यान् कामयसे कामान् मय्यकामाय भामिनि ।

सन्ति ह्येकान्तभक्तायास्तव कल्याणि नित्यद ॥ ५० ॥

yān yān kāmayase kāmān

mayy akāmāya bhāmini

santi hy ekānta-bhaktāyās

tava kalyāṇi nityada

Translation

Whatever benedictions you hope for in order to become free of material desires are ever yours, O fair and noble lady, for you are My unalloyed devotee.

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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.

Seek Blessings That Free Material Desire

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa calls Rukmiṇī His unalloyed devotee.

  2. 2

    The benedictions described here serve freedom from material desires, rather than their increase.

  3. 3

    He assures her that whatever blessings she hopes for toward that freedom are always hers.

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:

Ordinary women with corrupt desires cannot possibly worship Me faithfully, as you have done. At the time of your marriage you showed no interest in any of the royal suitors; rather, you sent a brāhmaṇa messenger for Me.
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. yān yānwhatever
  2. kāmayaseyou hanker for
  3. kāmānbenedictions
  4. mayito Me
  5. akāmāyafor freedom from desire
  6. bhāminiO fair one
  7. santithey are
  8. hiindeed
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.60

    In this verse: “blessings”

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

Do the blessings I seek support pure devotion or increase my material desires?

Practice

Offer one prayer for freedom from a specific material desire, so that you can serve Kṛṣṇa more purely.

Live this todaySeek Blessings That Free Material DesireThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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