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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
10.22.110.22.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.22.2-3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.22.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आप्लुत्याम्भसि कालिन्द्या जलान्ते चोदितेऽरुणे ।

कृत्वा प्रतिकृतिं देवीमानर्चुर्नृप सैकतीम् ॥ २ ॥

गन्धैर्माल्यै: सुरभिभिर्बलिभिर्धूपदीपकै: ।

उच्चावचैश्चोपहारै: प्रवालफलतण्डुलै: ॥ ३ ॥

āplutyāmbhasi kālindyā

jalānte codite ’ruṇe

kṛtvā pratikṛtiṁ devīm

ānarcur nṛpa saikatīm

gandhair mālyaiḥ surabhibhir

balibhir dhūpa-dīpakaiḥ

uccāvacaiś copahāraiḥ

pravāla-phala-taṇḍulaiḥ

Translation

My dear King, after they had bathed in the water of the Yamunā just as the sun was rising, the gopīs made an earthen deity of goddess Durgā on the riverbank. Then they worshiped her with such aromatic substances as sandalwood pulp, along with other items both opulent and simple, including lamps, fruits, betel nuts, newly grown leaves, and fragrant garlands and incense.

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.

Worship with Simple and Opulent Offerings

  1. 1

    At sunrise, the gopīs bathed in the Yamunā and made an earthen deity of goddess Durgā on the riverbank.

  2. 2

    They worshiped with both opulent and simple items, including sandalwood pulp, lamps, fruits, leaves, garlands and incense.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that their gifts also included offerings of clothing, ornaments and food.

Key points from the purport
  • The word balibhiḥ in this verse indicates offerings of clothing, ornaments, food and so on.

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:

Desiring to obtain Kṛṣṇa as their husband, they would then worship the goddess Kātyāyanī with incense, flowers and other items. One day, the young gopīs left their garments on the shore as usual and began playing in the water while chanting of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s activities.
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. āplutyabathing
  2. ambhasiin the water
  3. kālindyāḥof the Yamunā
  4. jala-anteon the shore of the river
  5. caand
  6. uditeas was arising
  7. aruṇethe dawn
  8. kṛtvamaking
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “king”

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 simple offering can I prepare with care?

Practice

Prepare one simple item, such as fruit, for an offering in your worship today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship with Simple and Opulent OfferingsThis 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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