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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
10.22.2810.22.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.22.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ गोपै: परिवृतो भगवान् देवकीसुत: ।

वृन्दावनाद्गतो दूरं चारयन् गा: सहाग्रज: ॥ २९ ॥

atha gopaiḥ parivṛto

bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ

vṛndāvanād gato dūraṁ

cārayan gāḥ sahāgrajaḥ

Translation

Some time later Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, surrounded by His cowherd friends and accompanied by His elder brother, Balarāma, went a good distance away from Vṛndāvana, herding the cows.

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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 Goes Herding With His Companions

  1. 1

    Some time later, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, went a good distance away from Vṛndāvana to herd the cows.

  2. 2

    His cowherd friends surrounded Him, and His elder brother, Balarāma, accompanied Him.

  3. 3

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī now begins introducing Kṛṣṇa’s blessings upon the wives of some ritualistic brāhmaṇas.

Key points from the purport
  • Having described how Lord Kṛṣṇa stole the garments of the young gopīs, Śukadeva Gosvāmī now begins introducing the description of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s blessings upon the wives of some ritualistic brāhmaṇas.

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:

Then the gopīs, fully satisfied, returned to Vraja, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His cowherd friends went off to a distant place to graze the cows. Sometime later, when the boys felt disturbed by the great heat of summer, they took shelter at the base of a tree that stood just like an umbrella.
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. athasome time later
  2. gopaiḥby the cowherd boys
  3. parivṛtaḥsurrounded
  4. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  5. devakī-sutaḥthe son of Devakī
  6. vṛndāvanātfrom Vṛndāvana
  7. gataḥHe went
  8. dūrama distance
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “friends”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “blessings”

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 helps me give attentive thought to Kṛṣṇa’s activities and companions?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, remembering Kṛṣṇa herding the cows with Balarāma and His friends.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Goes Herding With His CompanionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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