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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 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
10.83.1010.83.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Kālindīsince 10.83.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीकालिन्द्युवाच

तपश्चरन्तीमाज्ञाय स्वपादस्पर्शनाशया ।

सख्योपेत्याग्रहीत् पाणिं योऽहं तद्गृहमार्जनी ॥ ११ ॥

śrī-kālindy uvāca

tapaś carantīm ājñāya

sva-pāda-sparśanāśayā

sakhyopetyāgrahīt pāṇiṁ

yo ’haṁ tad-gṛha-mārjanī

Translation

Śrī Kālindī said: The Lord knew I was performing severe austerities and penances with the hope of one day touching His lotus feet. So He came to me in the company of His friend and took my hand in marriage. Now I am engaged as a sweeper in His palace.

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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.

Kālindī’s Longing Leads to Humble Service

  1. 1

    Kālindī performed severe austerities and penances with the hope of touching Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    Knowing her desire, the Lord came with His friend and took her hand in marriage.

  3. 3

    Although she became His wife, Kālindī describes herself as a sweeper in His palace.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Ādi 6.74

Like the previous verse, this verse appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.83.11) in connection with the meeting of the family ladies of the Kuru and Yadu dynasties at Samanta-pañcaka.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Queen Kālindī said, “To obtain Kṛṣṇa as my husband, I performed severe austerities. Then one day Lord Kṛṣṇa came to me in the company of Arjuna, and at that time the Lord agreed to marry me.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.83
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-kālindī uvācaŚrī Kālindī said
  2. tapaḥpenances
  3. carantīmexecuting
  4. ājñāyaknowing
  5. svaHis
  6. pādaof the feet
  7. sparśanafor the touch
  8. āśayāwith the desire
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.83

    In this verse: “friend”

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

Am I willing to express my devotion through a simple task like cleaning?

Practice

Clean a small space used for worship as an act of service to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKālindī’s Longing Leads to Humble ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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