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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
10.71.1410.71.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.71.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नृवाजिकाञ्चनशिबिकाभिरच्युतं

सहात्मजा: पतिमनु सुव्रता ययु: ।

वराम्बराभरणविलेपनस्रज:

सुसंवृता नृभिरसिचर्मपाणिभि: ॥ १५ ॥

nṛ-vāji-kāñcana-śibikābhir acyutaṁ

sahātmajāḥ patim anu su-vratā yayuḥ

varāmbarābharaṇa-vilepana-srajaḥ

su-saṁvṛtā nṛbhir asi-carma-pāṇibhiḥ

Translation

Lord Acyuta’s faithful wives, along with their children, followed the Lord on golden palanquins carried by powerful men. The queens were adorned with fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant oils and flower garlands, and they were surrounded on all sides by soldiers carrying swords and shields in their hands.

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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.

Faithful Queens Follow Lord Acyuta

  1. 1

    Lord Acyuta’s faithful wives followed Him with their children on golden palanquins carried by powerful men.

  2. 2

    The queens wore fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant oils and flower garlands. Soldiers carrying swords and shields surrounded them.

  3. 3

    Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that some of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s queens traveled in horse-drawn conveyances.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word vāji indicates that some of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s queens were transported by horse-drawn conveyances.

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

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nārada Muni, the Yādava elders and Lord Kṛṣṇa praised Uddhava’s plan, and Lord Kṛṣṇa proceeded to mount His chariot and head for Indraprastha, followed by His devoted queens. Soon Lord Kṛṣṇa arrived in that city.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.71
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nṛhuman
  2. vājiwith powerful carriers
  3. kāñcanagolden
  4. śibikābhiḥwith palanquins
  5. acyutamLord Kṛṣṇa
  6. saha-ātmajāḥalong with their children
  7. patimtheir husband
  8. anufollowing
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.71

    In this verse: “children”

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 queens’ faithfulness encourage my own devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Give a few undistracted minutes today to remembering Lord Acyuta and His faithful queens.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFaithful Queens Follow Lord AcyutaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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