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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
10.83.13-1410.83.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.83.15-16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

श्रीभद्रोवाच

पिता मे मातुलेयाय स्वयमाहूय दत्तवान् ।

कृष्णे कृष्णाय तच्चित्तामक्षौहिण्या सखीजनै: ॥ १५ ॥

अस्य मे पादसंस्पर्शो भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि ।

कर्मभिर्भ्राम्यमाणाया येन तच्छ्रेय आत्मन: ॥ १६ ॥

śrī-bhadrovāca

pitā me mātuleyāya

svayam āhūya dattavān

kṛṣṇe kṛṣṇāya tac-cittām

akṣauhiṇyā sakhī-janaiḥ

asya me pāda-saṁsparśo

bhavej janmani janmani

karmabhir bhrāmyamāṇāyā

yena tac chreya ātmanaḥ

Translation

Śrī Bhadrā said: My dear Draupadī, of his own free will my father invited his nephew Kṛṣṇa, to whom I had already dedicated my heart, and offered me to Him as His bride. My father presented me to the Lord with an akṣauhiṇi military guard and a retinue of my female companions. My ultimate perfection is this: to always be allowed to touch Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as I wander from life to life, bound by my karma.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Service Is the Soul’s Perfection

  1. 1

    Bhadrā had already dedicated her heart to Kṛṣṇa when her father freely offered her to Him as His bride. She desires always to touch His lotus feet, life after life.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that Bhadrā speaks for all living entities. The soul’s perfection is devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, both in this world and beyond, in liberation.

  3. 3

    Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name is unique: merely uttering it is commendable as the highest expression of reverence for God. His holy name is supremely glorious.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.