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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
10.83.2710.83.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.28

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

तद् रङ्गमाविशमहं कलनूपुराभ्यां

पद्‍भ्यां प्रगृह्य कनकोज्ज्वलरत्नमालाम् ।

नूत्ने निवीय परिधाय च कौशिकाग्र्‍ये

सव्रीडहासवदना कवरीधृतस्रक् ॥ २८ ॥

tad raṅgam āviśam ahaṁ kala-nūpurābhyāṁ

padbhyāṁ pragṛhya kanakoijvala-ratna-mālām

nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye

sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak

Translation

Just then I walked onto the ceremonial ground, the ankle bells on my feet gently tinkling. I was wearing new garments of the finest silk, tied with a belt, and I carried a brilliant necklace fashioned of gold and jewels. There was a shy smile on my face and a wreath of flowers in my hair.

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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.

Remembering the Lord Awakens Joy

  1. 1

    Śrī Lakṣmaṇā entered the ceremonial ground wearing fine new silk, with gently tinkling ankle bells and flowers in her hair.

  2. 2

    She carried a brilliant gold-and-jewel necklace and wore a shy smile.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that remembering how she obtained the Supreme Lord made her so excited that she forgot her natural shyness and described her own triumph.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī states that Śrī Lakṣmaṇā was so excited by remembering how she obtained the Supreme Lord that she forgot her natural shyness and went on to describe her own triumph.

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

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:

Then Śrī Kṛṣṇa fixed His arrow on the bow and shot it straight through the target, knocking it to the ground. I placed the victory necklace on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s neck, but the kings who had failed raised a violent protest.
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. tatthen
  2. raṅgamthe arena
  3. āviśamentered
  4. ahamI
  5. kalagently sounding
  6. nūpurābhyāmhaving ankle bells
  7. padbhyāmwith feet
  8. pragṛhyaholding
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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

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 do you notice about the joy Śrī Lakṣmaṇā feels in remembering the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Reread her description slowly, paying particular attention to her joy in remembering the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering the Lord Awakens JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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

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