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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

10.22.10 10.22.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.22.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न मयोदितपूर्वं वा अनृतं तदिमे विदु: ।

एकैकश: प्रतीच्छध्वं सहैवेति सुमध्यमा: ॥ ११ ॥

na mayodita-pūrvaṁ vā

anṛtaṁ tad ime viduḥ

ekaikaśaḥ pratīcchadhvaṁ

sahaiveti su-madhyamāḥ

Translation

I have never before spoken a lie, and these boys know it. Therefore, O slender-waisted girls, please come forward, either one by one or all together, and pick out your clothes.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Assures the Girls of His Truthfulness

1
Kṛṣṇa declared that He had never before spoken a lie.
2
He said that the young boys with Him knew His words were true.
3
He invited the girls to come forward either one by one or all together and pick out their clothes.

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

Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Wanting to tease the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa said, “I understand how fatigued you gopīs are from your austerities, so please come onto the shore and take back your clothes.” The gopīs then pretended to become angry and said the cold water of the Yamunā was giving them great pain.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.22