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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 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī
10.61.1410.61.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.61.15

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.61.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रघोषो गात्रवान्सिंहो बल: प्रबल ऊर्धग: ।

माद्रय‍ा: पुत्रा महाशक्ति: सह ओजोऽपराजित: ॥ १५ ॥

praghoṣo gātravān siṁho

balaḥ prabala ūrdhagaḥ

mādryāḥ putrā mahāśaktiḥ

saha ojo ’parājitaḥ

Translation

Mādrā’s sons were Praghoṣa, Gātravān, Siṁha, Bala, Prabala, Ūrdhaga, Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Mādrā Is Also Known as Lakṣmaṇā

  1. 1

    The purport explains that Mādrā is also known as Lakṣmaṇā.

  2. 2

    Her sons included Praghoṣa, Gātravān, Siṁha, Bala and Prabala.

  3. 3

    Ūrdhaga, Mahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita were also her sons.

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 61: Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Each of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives had ten sons, who in turn each fathered many sons and grandsons. In the womb of Rukmī’s daughter Rukmavatī, Pradyumna fathered Aniruddha.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.61
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. praghoṣaḥ gātravān siṁhaḥPraghoṣa, Gātravān and Siṁha
  2. balaḥ prabalaḥ ūrdhagaḥBala, Prabala and Ūrdhaga
  3. mādryāḥof Mādrā
  4. putrāḥsons
  5. mahāśaktiḥ sahaḥ ojaḥ aparājitaḥMahāśakti, Saha, Oja and Aparājita
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 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

How does knowing Mādrā’s other name help me follow the account?

Practice

Write a short note: “Mādrā is also known as Lakṣmaṇā.”

Live this todayMādrā Is Also Known as LakṣmaṇāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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