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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana
10.20.1310.20.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.20.14

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.20.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सरिद्भ‍ि: सङ्गत: सिन्धुश्चुक्षोभ श्वसनोर्मिमान् ।

अपक्‍वयोगिनश्चित्तं कामाक्तं गुणयुग् यथा ॥ १४ ॥

saridbhiḥ saṅgataḥ sindhuś

cukṣobha śvasanormimān

apakva-yoginaś cittaṁ

kāmāktaṁ guṇa-yug yathā

Translation

Where the rivers joined the ocean it became agitated, its waves blown about by the wind, just as the mind of an immature yogī becomes agitated because he is still tainted by lust and attached to the objects of sense gratification.

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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.

Sense Attachment Agitates the Mind

  1. 1

    Where the rivers joined the ocean, the ocean became agitated and its waves were blown about by the wind.

  2. 2

    This resembles the disturbed mind of an immature yogī.

  3. 3

    The yogī’s mind is still tainted by lust and attached to objects of sense gratification. The comparison draws attention to the agitation accompanying such attachment.

How it feels

Attraction and threat → Joy and trust. The pastoral world becomes the setting for protection and love.

Chapters 20–28 of Canto 10: Forest seasons, flute and Govardhana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana

Summary of this chapter:

To enhance the description of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes in this chapter the beauty of Vṛndāvana during autumn and the rainy season. In the course of his presentation he gives various charming instructions in metaphorical terms.
Back to this verse in chapter 10.20
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saridbhiḥwith the rivers
  2. saṅgataḥon account of meeting
  3. sindhuḥthe ocean
  4. cukṣobhabecame agitated
  5. śvasanablown by the wind
  6. ūrmi-mānhaving waves
  7. apakvaimmature
  8. yoginaḥof a yogī
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.20

    In this verse: “attached”, “lust”, “sense gratification”

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

Which attachment to sense enjoyment is disturbing my mind?

Practice

When a desire for sense enjoyment arises today, pause and notice whether it makes your mind more agitated.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySense Attachment Agitates the MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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