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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees
10.86.1110.86.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.86.2-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्राहिणोत् पारिबर्हाणि वरवध्वोर्मुदा बल: ।

महाधनोपस्करेभरथाश्वनरयोषित: ॥ १२ ॥

prāhiṇot pāribarhāṇi

vara-vadhvor mudā balaḥ

mahā-dhanopaskarebha-

rathāśva-nara-yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Lord Balarāma then happily sent the bride and groom very valuable wedding gifts consisting of elephants, chariots, horses and male and female servants.

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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.

Giving With Pleasure

  1. 1

    Lord Balarāma happily sent wedding gifts to the bride and groom.

  2. 2

    His presents were very valuable, including elephants, chariots and horses.

  3. 3

    Male and female servants were also among His gifts. The translation emphasizes the pleasure with which He gave.

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 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Balarāma was at first greatly angered to hear of this, but when Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and other family members pacified Him, He became joyful and sent the bride and groom off with elaborate wedding gifts.” There was a brāhmaṇa devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s named Śrutadeva, who lived in the city of Mithilā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.86
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. prāhiṇotHe sent
  2. pāribarhāṇias wedding gifts
  3. vara-vadhvoḥfor the groom and the bride
  4. mudāwith pleasure
  5. balaḥLord Balarāma
  6. mahā-dhanagreatly valuable
  7. upaskarapresents
  8. ibhaelephants
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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

How can I give with genuine pleasure rather than mere obligation?

Practice

Give someone a small, useful gift today with a cheerful heart.

Live this todayGiving With PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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