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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.17

Who is speaking and story frame

श्रीलक्ष्मणोवाच

ममापि राज्ञ्यच्युतजन्मकर्म

श्रुत्वा मुहुर्नारदगीतमास ह ।

चित्तं मुकुन्दे किल पद्महस्तया

वृत: सुसम्मृश्य विहाय लोकपान् ॥ १७ ॥

śrī-lakṣmaṇovāca

mamāpi rājñy acyuta-janma-karma

śrutvā muhur nārada-gītam āsa ha

cittaṁ mukunde kila padma-hastayā

vṛtaḥ su-sammṛśya vihāya loka-pān

Translation

Śrī Lakṣmaṇā said: O Queen, I repeatedly heard Nārada Muni glorify the appearances and activities of Acyuta, and thus my heart also became attached to that Lord, Mukunda. Indeed, even Goddess Padmahastā chose Him as her husband after careful consideration, rejecting the great demigods who rule various planets.

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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.

Hearing About Kṛṣṇa Awakens Attachment

  1. 1

    Lakṣmaṇā repeatedly heard Nārada Muni glorify the appearances and activities of Acyuta.

  2. 2

    Through this hearing, her heart became attached to Lord Mukunda.

  3. 3

    Even Goddess Padmahastā chose Him as her husband after careful consideration, rejecting the great demigods who rule various planets.

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-lakṣmaṇā uvācaŚrī Lakṣmaṇā said
  2. mamamy
  3. apialso
  4. rājñiO Queen
  5. acyutaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. janmaabout the births
  7. karmaand activities
  8. śrutvāhearing
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.83

    In this verse: “heard”, “glorify”, “hearing”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.83

    In this verse: “attached”

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

What place does repeated hearing about Kṛṣṇa have in my day?

Practice

Read this translation aloud twice, giving attention to how hearing drew Lakṣmaṇā’s heart to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing About Kṛṣṇa Awakens AttachmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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