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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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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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Canto 10 · Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
10.83.2810.83.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.29

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

उन्नीय वक्त्रमुरुकुन्तलकुण्डलत्विड्

गण्डस्थलं शिशिरहासकटाक्षमोक्षै: ।

राज्ञो निरीक्ष्य परित: शनकैर्मुरारे-

रंसेऽनुरक्तहृदया निदधे स्वमालाम् ॥ २९ ॥

unnīya vaktram uru-kuntala-kuṇḍala-tviḍ-

gaṇḍa-sthalaṁ śiśira-hāsa-kaṭākṣa-mokṣaiḥ

rājño nirīkṣya paritaḥ śanakair murārer

aṁse ’nurakta-hṛdayā nidadhe sva-mālām

Translation

I lifted my face, which was encircled by my abundant locks and effulgent from the glow of my earrings reflected from my cheeks. Smiling coolly, I glanced about. Then, looking around at all the kings, I slowly placed the necklace on the shoulder of Murāri, who had captured my heart.

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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.

A Heart Captured by Murāri

  1. 1

    She lifted her face, framed by abundant locks and brightened by the glow of her earrings.

  2. 2

    Smiling coolly, she glanced around at all the assembled kings.

  3. 3

    She slowly placed her necklace on Murāri’s shoulder. Her heart had been captured by Him.

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:

I placed the victory necklace on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s neck, but the kings who had failed raised a violent protest. Lord Kṛṣṇa valiantly fought them, cutting off the heads, arms and legs of many and sending the rest fleeing for their lives.
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. unnīyalifting
  2. vaktrammy face
  3. uruabundant
  4. kuntalawith locks of hair
  5. kuṇḍalaof earrings
  6. tviṭand with the effulgence
  7. gaṇḍa-sthalamwhose cheeks
  8. śiśiracooling
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.83

    In this verse: “kings”

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 does her deliberate offering reveal about her affection for Murāri?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Murāri, focusing on the affection expressed in her offering.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Heart Captured by MurāriThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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