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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

10.62.16 10.62.18-19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Citralekhāsince 10.62.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्युक्त्वा देवगन्धर्वसिद्धचारणपन्नगान् ।

दैत्यविद्याधरान् यक्षान् मनुजांश्च यथालिखत् ॥ १७ ॥

ity uktvā deva-gandharva

siddha-cāraṇa-pannagān

daitya-vidyādharān yakṣān

manujāṁś ca yathālikhat

Translation

Saying this, Citralekhā proceeded to draw accurate pictures of various demigods, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Pannagas, Daityas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas and humans.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Citralekhā Puts Her Artistic Skill to Work

1
Citralekhā followed her words by drawing accurate pictures.
2
Her subjects included demigods, Gandharvas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Pannagas.
3
She also drew Daityas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas and humans.

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

Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Hearing of Ūṣā’s dreamlover, Citralekhā tried to relieve her friend’s distress by drawing pictures of Gandharvas and other celestial personalities, as well as various men of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. Citralekhā asked Ūṣā to pick out the man she had seen in her dreams, and Ūṣā pointed to the picture of Aniruddha.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.62