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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

10.62.20 10.62.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.21

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

तत्र सुप्तं सुपर्यङ्के प्राद्युम्निं योगमास्थिता ।

गृहीत्वा शोणितपुरं सख्यै प्रियमदर्शयत् ॥ २१ ॥

tatra suptaṁ su-paryaṅke

prādyumniṁ yogam āsthitā

gṛhītvā śoṇita-puraṁ

sakhyai priyam adarśayat

Translation

There she found Pradyumna’s son Aniruddha sleeping upon a fine bed. With her yogic power she took Him away to Śoṇitapura, where she presented her girlfriend Ūṣā with her beloved.

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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 Brings Aniruddha to Ūṣā

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Citralekhā found Pradyumna’s son Aniruddha sleeping on a fine bed. Using yogic power, she took Him to Śoṇitapura and presented Him to Ūṣā.
2
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Citralekhā had been unable to enter Lord Kṛṣṇa’s city. Śrī Nārada Muni then instructed her in the mystic art of entering.
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The purport also reports that some authorities consider Citralekhā herself an expansion of Yoga-māyā.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments as follows on this verse: “It is stated here that Citralekhā resorted to mystic power (yogam āsthitā).
As explained in the Hari-vaṁśa and other literatures, she needed to employ her powers because when she arrived at Dvārakā she found herself unable to enter Lord Kṛṣṇa’s city.
Some authorities also say that Citralekhā is herself an expansion of Yoga-māyā.”

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Then, using her mystic powers, Citralekhā flew through the sky to Dvārakā, found Aniruddha and brought Him back with her to Śoṇitapura, Bāṇāsura’s capital. There she presented Him to Ūṣā.

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