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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.3010.65.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.31

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.65.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कामं विहृत्य सलिलादुत्तीर्णायासीताम्बरे ।

भूषणानि महार्हाणि ददौ कान्ति: शुभां स्रजम् ॥ ३१ ॥

kāmaṁ vihṛtya salilād

uttīrṇāyāsītāmbare

bhūṣaṇāni mahārhāṇi

dadau kāntiḥ śubhāṁ srajam

Translation

The Lord played in the water to His full satisfaction, and when He came out Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments and a brilliant necklace.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lakṣmī Offers Adornments to the Lord

  1. 1

    After the Lord played in the water to His full satisfaction, Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments and a brilliant necklace.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī identifies Kānti as Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. His citations describe her offerings of unfading lotuses, ocean-blue garments and divine ear ornaments.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that this Goddess Lakṣmī is the consort of the Lord’s plenary expansion Saṅkarṣaṇa, who belongs to the second vyūha.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī quotes from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa to show that the goddess Kānti mentioned here is actually Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune:
  • The great Bhāgavatam commentator Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī also quotes the following statement from Śrī Hari-vaṁśa, spoken by Goddess Lakṣmī to Lord Balarāma:
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī further points out that Goddess Lakṣmī is the consort of the Lord’s plenary expansion Saṅkarṣaṇa who belongs to the second vyūha.

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

Further reading

Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When they rose from the water, the goddess Kānti presented Lord Balarāma with beautiful ornaments, clothing and garlands. Even today the Yamunā River flows through the many channels cut by Lord Baladeva’s plow, the signs of His having subdued her.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kāmamas pleased Him
  2. vihṛtyahaving played
  3. salilātfrom the water
  4. uttīrṇāyato Him who had risen
  5. asitablue
  6. ambarea pair of garments (upper and lower)
  7. bhūṣaṇāniornaments
  8. mahāgreatly
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 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 can Lakṣmī’s careful offerings inspire greater care in my own service?

Practice

Make one small offering to the Lord today, taking care that it is clean and thoughtfully prepared.

Live this todayLakṣmī Offers Adornments to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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