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Canto 10 · Chapter 83: Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
10.83.6-710.83.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.83.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Rukmiṇīsince 10.83.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीरुक्‍मिण्युवाच

चैद्याय मार्पयितुमुद्यतकार्मुकेषु

राजस्वजेयभटशेखरिताङ्‍‍घ्रिरेणु: ।

निन्ये मृगेन्द्र इव भागमजावियूथात्

तच्छ्रीनिकेतचरणोऽस्तु ममार्चनाय ॥ ८ ॥

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca

caidyāya mārpayitum udyata-kārmukeṣu

rājasv ajeya-bhaṭa-śekharitāṅghri-reṇuḥ

ninye mṛgendra iva bhāgam ajāvi-yūthāt

tac-chrī-niketa-caraṇo ’stu mamārcanāya

Translation

Śrī Rukmiṇī said: When all the kings held their bows at the ready to assure that I would be presented to Śiśupāla, He who puts the dust of His feet on the heads of invincible warriors took me from their midst, as a lion forcibly takes his prey from the midst of goats and sheep. May I always be allowed to worship those feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the abode of Goddess Śrī.

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.

Rukmiṇī Desires Always to Worship Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kings stood with bows ready to ensure that Rukmiṇī would be given to Śiśupāla.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa took her from their midst like a lion taking its prey from goats and sheep. Even invincible warriors bear the dust of His feet on their heads.

  3. 3

    Rukmiṇī’s prayer is always to be allowed to worship Kṛṣṇa’s feet. She describes Him as the abode of Goddess Śrī.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastime of kidnapping Rukmiṇī is narrated in detail in Chapters Fifty-two through Fifty-four of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam’s Tenth Canto.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Ādi 6.73

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.83.8) was spoken by Queen Rukmiṇī.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

But Śrī Kṛṣṇa came and forcibly took me away, as a lion takes his prey from amidst goats and sheep.” Queen Satyabhāmā said, “When my uncle Prasena was killed, my father, Satrājit, falsely accused Lord Kṛṣṇa of murder.
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-rukmiṇī uvācaŚrī Rukmiṇī said
  2. caidyāyato Śiśupāla
  3. māme
  4. arpayitumin order to offer
  5. udyataholding at the ready
  6. kārmukeṣuwhose bows
  7. rājasuwhen the kings
  8. ajeyainvincible
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.83

    In this verse: “worship”

  • 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

Do I seek the opportunity to worship Kṛṣṇa as Rukmiṇī does?

Practice

Offer a short prayer asking to remain engaged in worshiping Kṛṣṇa’s feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.83's connections

Live this todayRukmiṇī Desires Always to Worship KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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