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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

10.89.51 10.89.53

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.52

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.89.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत: प्रविष्ट: सलिलं नभस्वता

बलीयसैजद् बृहदूर्मिभूषणम् ।

तत्राद्भ‍ुतं वै भवनं द्युमत्तमं

भ्राजन्मणिस्तम्भसहस्रशोभितम् ॥ ५२ ॥

tataḥ praviṣṭaḥ salilaṁ nabhasvatā

balīyasaijad-bṛhad-ūrmi-bhūṣaṇam

tatrādbhutaṁ vai bhavanaṁ dyumat-tamaṁ bhrājan-maṇi-stambha-sahasra-śobhitam

Translation

From that region they entered a body of water resplendent with huge waves being churned by a mighty wind. Within that ocean Arjuna saw an amazing palace more radiant than anything he had ever seen before. Its beauty was enhanced by thousands of ornamental pillars bedecked with brilliant gems.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

An Amazing Palace Beyond the Spiritual Light

1
From the region of spiritual light, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna entered a body of water. A mighty wind churned its huge waves.
2
Within that ocean, Arjuna saw an amazing palace. It was more radiant than anything he had ever seen.
3
Thousands of ornamental pillars enhanced the palace’s beauty. They were bedecked with brilliant gems.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Gradually they came to the water of the Causal Ocean, within which they found the city of Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu. There they saw the thousand-hooded serpent Ananta and upon Him lay Mahā-Viṣṇu.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.89