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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
10.83.3510.83.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.36

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

तत: पुरीं यदुपतिरत्यलङ्कृतां

रविच्छदध्वजपटचित्रतोरणाम् ।

कुशस्थलीं दिवि भुवि चाभिसंस्तुतां

समाविशत्तरणिरिव स्वकेतनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

tataḥ purīṁ yadu-patir aty-alaṅkṛtāṁ

ravi-cchada-dhvaja-paṭa-citra-toraṇām

kuśasthalīṁ divi bhuvi cābhisaṁstutāṁ

samāviśat taraṇir iva sva-ketanam

Translation

The Lord of the Yadus then entered His capital city, Kuśasthalī [Dvārakā], which is glorified in heaven and on earth. The city was elaborately decorated with flagpoles carrying banners that blocked the sun, and also with splendid archways. As Lord Kṛṣṇa entered, He appeared like the sun-god entering his abode.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Kṛṣṇa Enters His Glorious Capital

  1. 1

    The Lord of the Yadus entered His capital, Kuśasthalī, also called Dvārakā. This city is glorified in heaven and on earth.

  2. 2

    The city was elaborately decorated with splendid archways and banners that blocked the sun.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa appeared like the sun-god entering his abode. The purport explains that the sun’s abode is in the western mountains, where he sets each evening.

Key points from the purport
  • The abode of the sun is in the western mountains, where he sets each evening.

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:

Queen Mitravindā said, “Śrī Kṛṣṇa came to my svayaṁvara ceremony, where He defeated all the opposing kings and took me away to His city of Dvārakā.” Queen Satyā said, “My father stipulated that to win my hand, a prospective suitor would have to subdue and tie up seven powerful bulls.
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. tataḥthen
  2. purīmHis city
  3. yadu-patiḥthe Lord of the Yadus
  4. atiprofusely
  5. alaṅkṛtāmdecorated
  6. ravithe sun
  7. chadablocking
  8. dhvajaupon flagpoles
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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: “glorified”

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

How does the comparison with the sun help you picture Kṛṣṇa’s entrance?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa entering His city, with its banners and splendid archways.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Enters His Glorious CapitalThis 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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