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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
10.61.1510.61.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.61.16

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

वृको हर्षोऽनिलो गृध्रो वर्धनोन्नाद एव च ।

महांस: पावनो वह्निर्मित्रविन्दात्मजा: क्षुधि: ॥ १६ ॥

vṛko harṣo ’nilo gṛdhro

vardhanonnāda eva ca

mahāṁsaḥ pāvano vahnir

mitravindātmajāḥ kṣudhiḥ

Translation

Mitravindā’s sons were Vṛka, Harṣa, Anila, Gṛdhra, Vardhana, Unnāda, Mahāṁsa, Pāvana, Vahni and Kṣudhi.

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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 Sons of Mitravindā

  1. 1

    Mitravindā’s sons included Vṛka, Harṣa, Anila and Gṛdhra.

  2. 2

    Vardhana, Unnāda and Mahāṁsa were also her sons.

  3. 3

    Pāvana, Vahni and Kṣudhi complete the list of her ten 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. vṛkaḥ harṣaḥ anilaḥ gṛdhraḥVṛka, Harṣa, Anila and Gṛdhra
  2. vardhana-unnādaḥVardhana and Unnāda
  3. eva caalso
  4. mahāṁsaḥ pāvanaḥ vahniḥMahāṁsa, Pāvana and Vahni
  5. mitravindāof Mitravindā
  6. ātmajāḥsons
  7. kṣudhiḥKṣudhi
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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

Can I give careful attention even to a verse that mainly records names?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and recall the name of Mitravindā and one of her sons.

Live this todayThe Sons of MitravindāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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