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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 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories
10.90.2910.90.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.90.30

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.90.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तासां स्‍त्रीरत्नभूतानामष्टौ या: प्रागुदाहृता: ।

रुक्‍मिणीप्रमुखा राजंस्तत्पुत्राश्चानुपूर्वश: ॥ ३० ॥

tāsāṁ strī-ratna-bhūtānām

aṣṭau yāḥ prāg udāhṛtāḥ

rukmiṇī-pramukhā rājaṁs

tat-putrāś cānupūrvaśaḥ

Translation

Among these jewellike women were eight principal queens, headed by Rukmiṇī. I have already described them one after another, O King, along with their sons.

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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.

Rukmiṇī Heads the Eight Principal Queens

  1. 1

    The women who were Kṛṣṇa’s queens are described as jewellike.

  2. 2

    Among them were eight principal queens, headed by Rukmiṇī.

  3. 3

    These queens and their sons had already been described one after another.

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

Further reading

Chapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Kṛṣṇa begot ten sons in the womb of each of His queens. Among these sons, Pradyumna was foremost, being equal to His father in all transcendental qualities.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.90
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tāsāmamong them
  2. strīof women
  3. ratnagems
  4. bhūtānāmwho were
  5. aṣṭaueight
  6. yāḥwho
  7. prākpreviously
  8. udāhṛtāḥdescribed
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.90

    In this verse: “king”

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 description “jewellike” help you read about Kṛṣṇa’s queens with respect?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, noting Rukmiṇī’s place among the eight principal queens.

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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 10.90's connections

Live this todayRukmiṇī Heads the Eight Principal QueensThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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