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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.83.25-26 10.83.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śrī Lakṣmaṇāsince 10.83.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिवि दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्जयशब्दयुता भुवि ।

देवाश्च कुसुमासारान् मुमुचुर्हर्षविह्वला: ॥ २७ ॥

divi dundubhayo nedur

jaya-śabda-yutā bhuvi

devāś ca kusumāsārān

mumucur harṣa-vihvalāḥ

Translation

Kettledrums resounded in the sky, and on the earth people shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” Overjoyed, demigods showered flowers.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joyfully Celebrate the Lord’s Victory

1
Kettledrums resounded in the sky in celebration.
2
People on earth shouted “Jaya! Jaya!” in joyful acclaim.
3
The demigods were overjoyed and showered flowers. The scene expresses shared delight in the Lord’s victory.

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

Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Accepting this challenge, Lord Kṛṣṇa playfully subdued them, defeated all His rival suitors and married me.” Queen Bhadrā said, “My father invited his nephew Kṛṣṇa, to whom I had already given my heart, and offered me to Him as His bride.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.83