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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 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs
10.22.1610.22.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 10.22.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो जलाशयात् सर्वा दारिका: शीतवेपिता: ।

पाणिभ्यां योनिमाच्छाद्य प्रोत्तेरु: शीतकर्शिता: ॥ १७ ॥

tato jalāśayāt sarvā

dārikāḥ śīta-vepitāḥ

pāṇibhyāṁ yonim ācchādya

protteruḥ śīta-karśitāḥ

Translation

Then, shivering from the painful cold, all the young girls rose up out of the water, covering their pubic area with their hands.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Moving Toward Their Beloved Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The gopīs had assured Kṛṣṇa that they were His eternal servants and would do whatever He said. Now their own words committed them to act.

  2. 2

    Even in this awkward situation, their attachment to Kṛṣṇa increased. They were very eager to remain in His company.

  3. 3

    They encouraged one another to go forward to their beloved Kṛṣṇa, putting aside their embarrassment. Shivering from the cold, they rose from the water while covering themselves with their hands.

Key points from the purport
  • The gopīs had assured Kṛṣṇa that they were His eternal servants and would do whatever He said, and thus they were now defeated by their own words.
  • Thus they did not even consider drowning themselves in the river because of the embarrassing situation.
  • Thus the gopīs assured each other that there was no alternative and rose up out of the water to meet Him.

The purport'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

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 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The girls, trembling from the cold, climbed out of the water with their two hands covering their private parts. Kṛṣṇa, who felt great affection for them, again spoke: “Because while executing a vow you bathed in the water naked, you have committed an offense against the demigods, and to counteract it you should offer obeisances with joined palms.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.22
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthen
  2. jala-āśayātout of the river
  3. sarvāḥall
  4. dārikāḥthe young girls
  5. śīta-vepitāḥshivering from the cold
  6. pāṇibhyāmwith their hands
  7. yonimtheir pubic area
  8. ācchādyacovering
  9. protteruḥthey came up
  10. śīta-karśitāḥpained by the cold
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “attachment”

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

How can I encourage another person in their desire to serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer one gentle word of encouragement to someone in their devotional service today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMoving Toward Their Beloved KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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