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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
10.22.2310.22.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.22.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तासां विज्ञाय भगवान् स्वपादस्पर्शकाम्यया ।

धृतव्रतानां सङ्कल्पमाह दामोदरोऽबला: ॥ २४ ॥

tāsāṁ vijñāya bhagavān

sva-pāda-sparśa-kāmyayā

dhṛta-vratānāṁ saṅkalpam

āha dāmodaro ’balāḥ

Translation

The Supreme Lord understood the determination of the gopīs in executing their strict vow. The Lord also knew that the girls desired to touch His lotus feet, and thus Lord Dāmodara, Kṛṣṇa, spoke to them as follows.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Knows the Devotee’s Intention

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord understood the gopīs’ determination in carrying out their strict vow.

  2. 2

    He also knew their desire to touch His lotus feet. Their inner purpose was known to Him.

  3. 3

    Knowing their determination and desire, Lord Dāmodara, Kṛṣṇa, spoke to the girls.

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:

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. Then your vow of austerity will achieve its full result.”
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. tāsāmof these girls
  2. vijñāyaunderstanding
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. sva-pādaof His own feet
  5. sparśafor the touch
  6. kāmyayāwith the desire
  7. dhṛta-vratānāmwho had taken their vow
  8. saṅkalpamthe motivation
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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

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 intention would I like Kṛṣṇa to see in my devotional efforts?

Practice

Before one devotional activity today, pause and clearly express your intention to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.22's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Knows the Devotee’s IntentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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