SB 10.53.50 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.50

मुनिव्रतमथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिकागृहात् । प्रगृह्य पाणिना भृत्यां रत्नमुद्रोपशोभिना ॥ ५० ॥

muni-vratam atha tyaktvā

[muni-vratam atha tyaktvaa]

niścakrāmāmbikā-gṛhāt

[nishchakraamaambikaa-grihaat]

pragṛhya pāṇinā bhṛtyāṁ

[pragrihya paaninaa bhrityaam]

ratna-mudropaśobhinā

[ratna-mudropashobhinaa]

Word-for-word

muni — of silence vratam — her vow atha — then tyaktvā — giving up niścakrāma — she exited ambikā - gṛhāt — from the temple of Ambikā pragṛhya — holding on pāṇinā — with her hand bhṛtyām — to a maidservant ratna — jeweled mudrā — by a ring upaśobhinā — beautified .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

muni-vratam atha tyaktvā

muni

of silence

vratam

her vow

atha

then

tyaktvā

giving up

niścakrāmāmbikā-gṛhāt

niścakrāma

she exited

ambikā - gṛhāt

from the temple of Ambikā

pragṛhya pāṇinā bhṛtyāṁ

pragṛhya

holding on

pāṇinā

with her hand

bhṛtyām

to a maidservant

ratna-mudropaśobhinā

ratna

jeweled

mudrā

by a ring

upaśobhinā

beautified .

Important Words

muni — giving up her vow of silence
Compound: muni (silent sage) + vrata (vow) + absolutive of √tyaj. Mauna-vrata is one of the standard ascetic disciplines. Gauḍīyas note: the bhakta takes vrata not as an end but as a service-tool — released when its purpose (focused dhyāna in Ambikā's temple) is complete.
ratna - mudrā - upaśobhinā — (her hand) beautified by a jeweled ring
Compound: ratna (jewel) + mudrā (ring) + upaśobhinā (beautified). Even the small ornament is noticed — Vyāsa is preparing the eye for verses 51–55, where every detail of Rukmiṇī's body will be the visual feast for the assembled kings.
bhṛtyām — holding on to the maidservant
Accusative + absolutive of pra-√grah. Same root as Kṛṣṇa's pragṛhya in verse 1 — He takes the brāhmaṇa's hand; she takes a maid's hand. The chapter's hand-motif tightens before the final pāṇi-grahaṇa.

The princess then gave up her vow of silence and left the Ambikā temple, holding on to a maidservant with her hand, which was adorned with a jeweled ring.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The princess then gave up her vow of silence and left the Ambikā temple, holding on to a maidservant with her hand, which was adorned with a jeweled ring.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

She pressed the lower arm of friend out of great agitation, expecting that Kṛṣṇa would come. She wore a ring on her finger which increased the beauty of her hand. As verse 54 states, she offered all her beauty to Kṛṣṇa. The beauty of her hand with the ring was one item of that offering. Bhṛtyām here means a friend rather than servant, since this would be suitable to the description of holding her arm.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

She held the hand of a friend firmly with affection (pragṛhya), expecting her to point out Kṛṣṇa. Or fearing she would fall down, out of control on expecting to see Kṛṣṇa, she held her friend’s hand. Actually she did so to show special beauty. In verse 53 it is said, “On the pretext of the procession, Rukmiṇī displayed her beauty for Kṛṣṇa alone.” The ring enhanced her hand’s beauty (upaśobhinā) at the time of the wedding. This indicates that her hand was most beautiful.

Related values & verses

Related values

Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Bhakti (Devotion)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)

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Personal Guidance

The princess gives up her vow of silence and leaves the temple, holding a maidservant's hand. Silence has its time and then ends; ritual concludes with practical contact.

Reflection Questions

Where could a temporary vow of silence be the right move in a season of decisions?
How do you end the silence well?

Analogy

The vow of silence ends because the next words to be spoken will not be hers but the events of the līlā themselves. From this point on the chapter speaks; Rukmiṇī walks, holds a maid's hand, looks for her Lord — language has handed itself over to action.

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