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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 19: Swallowing the Forest Fire
10.19.210.19.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.19.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.19.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तेऽपश्यन्त: पशून् गोपा: कृष्णरामादयस्तदा ।

जातानुतापा न विदुर्विचिन्वन्तो गवां गतिम् ॥ ३ ॥

te ’paśyantaḥ paśūn gopāḥ

kṛṣṇa-rāmādayas tadā

jātānutāpā na vidur

vicinvanto gavāṁ gatim

Translation

Not seeing the cows before them, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Their cowherd friends suddenly felt repentant for having neglected them. The boys searched all around, but could not discover where they had gone.

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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.

Remorse Leads to Searching

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Their cowherd friends noticed that the cows were missing.

  2. 2

    They suddenly felt repentant for having neglected the cows.

  3. 3

    The boys searched all around but could not discover where the cows had gone.

How it feels

Peril and pride → Friendship and humility. Divinity is revealed amid intimate childhood play.

Chapters 12–19 of Canto 10: Childhood dangers and Brahmā's amazement. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 19: Swallowing the Forest Fire

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Suddenly a forest fire blazed up, and to escape its flames the cows took refuge in a grove of sharp canes. When the cowherd boys missed their animals, they went searching for them, following their hoofprints and the trail of blades of grass and other plants they had trampled or had broken with their teeth.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tethey
  2. apaśyantaḥnot seeing
  3. paśūnthe animals
  4. gopāḥthe cowherd boys
  5. kṛṣṇa-rāma-ādayaḥled by Kṛṣṇa and Rāma
  6. tadāthen
  7. jāta-anutāpāḥfeeling remorse
  8. na viduḥthey did not know
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.19

    In this verse: “friends”

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

When I recognize neglect, do I take steps to put things right?

Practice

Choose one neglected responsibility and take a small step toward attending to it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemorse Leads to SearchingThis 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.

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