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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
10.61.710.61.10-12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.61.8-9

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

चारुदेष्ण: सुदेष्णश्च चारुदेहश्च वीर्यवान् ।

सुचारुश्चारुगुप्तश्च भद्रचारुस्तथापर: ॥ ८ ॥

चारुचन्द्रो विचारुश्च चारुश्च दशमो हरे: ।

प्रद्युम्नप्रमुखा जाता रुक्‍मिण्यां नावमा: पितु: ॥ ९ ॥

cārudeṣṇaḥ sudeṣṇaś ca

cārudehaś ca vīryavān

sucāruś cāruguptaś ca

bhadracārus tathāparaḥ

cārucandro vicāruś ca

cāruś ca daśamo hareḥ

pradyumna-pramukhā jātā

rukmiṇyāṁ nāvamāḥ pituḥ

Translation

The first son of Queen Rukmiṇī was Pradyumna, and also born of her were Cārudeṣṇa, Sudeṣṇa and the powerful Cārudeha, along with Sucāru, Cārugupta, Bhadracāru, Cārucandra, Vicāru and Cāru, the tenth. None of these sons of Lord Hari was less than his father.

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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.

Rukmiṇī’s Sons Share Their Father’s Greatness

  1. 1

    Queen Rukmiṇī’s first son was Pradyumna, followed by Cārudeṣṇa, Sudeṣṇa and the powerful Cārudeha.

  2. 2

    Her other sons were Sucāru, Cārugupta, Bhadracāru, Cārucandra, Vicāru and Cāru, the tenth.

  3. 3

    None of these sons of Lord Hari was less than his father.

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. cārudeṣṇaḥ sudeṣṇaḥ caCārudeṣṇa and Sudeṣṇa
  2. cārudehaḥCārudeha
  3. caand
  4. vīrya-vānpowerful
  5. sucāruḥ cāruguptaḥ caSucāru and Cārugupta
  6. bhadracāruḥBhadracāru
  7. tathāalso
  8. aparaḥanother
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.61

    In this verse: “father”

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 the verse connect this list of names with Lord Hari’s greatness?

Practice

Read Rukmiṇī’s ten sons’ names slowly, then reread the statement about their father.

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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 10.61's connections

Live this todayRukmiṇī’s Sons Share Their Father’s GreatnessThis 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.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 10.61.8-9? Get an answer from the verses themselves.