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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 1 · Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
1.10.81.10.11-12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.10.9-10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya
A turning point forQueen Kuntī· Kṛṣṇa leaves for Dvārakā

सुभद्रा द्रौपदी कुन्ती विराटतनया तथा ।

गान्धारी धृतराष्ट्रश्च युयुत्सुर्गौतमो यमौ ॥ ९ ॥

वृकोदरश्च धौम्यश्च स्त्रियो मत्स्यसुतादय: ।

न सेहिरे विमुह्यन्तो विरहं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: ॥ १० ॥

subhadrā draupadī kuntī

virāṭa-tanayā tathā

gāndhārī dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca

yuyutsur gautamo yamau

vṛkodaraś ca dhaumyaś ca

striyo matsya-sutādayaḥ

na sehire vimuhyanto

virahaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ

Translation

At that time Subhadrā, Draupadī, Kuntī, Uttarā, Gāndhārī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yuyutsu, Kṛpācārya, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhīmasena, Dhaumya and Satyavatī all nearly fainted because it was impossible for them to bear separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Devotees Cannot Bear Separation From Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is so attractive that His devotees cannot tolerate separation from Him. His relatives nearly fainted as He prepared to leave.

  2. 2

    The conditioned soul forgets the Lord under the spell of illusory energy. The devotees’ feeling of separation is beyond description.

  3. 3

    Devotees have different relationships with the Lord, but those who have contacted Him cannot leave Him for a moment. This is the attitude of the pure devotee.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is so attractive for the living beings, especially for the devotees, that it is impossible for them to tolerate separation.
  • The conditioned soul under the spell of illusory energy forgets the Lord, otherwise he cannot.
  • The feeling of such separation cannot be described, but it can simply be imagined by devotees only.

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

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā

Kṛṣṇa leaves Hastināpura for Dvārakā amid His relatives’ affection and praise.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. subhadrāthe sister of Kṛṣṇa
  2. draupadīthe wife of the Pāṇḍavas
  3. kuntīthe mother of the Pāṇḍavas
  4. virāṭa-tanayāthe daughter of Virāṭa (Uttarā)
  5. tathāalso
  6. gāndhārīthe mother of Duryodhana
  7. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥthe father of Duryodhana
  8. caand
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “devotees”

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

What does the devotees’ longing reveal about their attachment to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa and your wish to remain connected with Him.

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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 1.10's connections

Live this todayPure Devotees Cannot Bear Separation From KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 1.10.9-10? Get an answer from the verses themselves.