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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
10.22.410.22.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.5

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

एवं मासं व्रतं चेरु: कुमार्य: कृष्णचेतस: ।

भद्रकालीं समानर्चुर्भूयान्नन्दसुत: पति: ॥ ५ ॥

evaṁ māsaṁ vrataṁ ceruḥ

kumāryaḥ kṛṣṇa-cetasaḥ

bhadrakālīṁ samānarcur

bhūyān nanda-sutaḥ patiḥ

Translation

Thus for an entire month the girls carried out their vow and properly worshiped the goddess Bhadrakālī, fully absorbing their minds in Kṛṣṇa and meditating upon the following thought: “May the son of King Nanda become my husband.”

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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.

Steady Worship with the Mind on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The girls carried out their vow for an entire month.

  2. 2

    They properly worshiped goddess Bhadrakālī while keeping their minds fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Their meditation remained focused on one desire: that the son of King Nanda become their husband.

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. evamin this manner
  2. māsaman entire month
  3. vratamtheir vow
  4. ceruḥthey executed
  5. kumāryaḥthe girls
  6. kṛṣṇa-cetasaḥtheir minds absorbed in Kṛṣṇa
  7. bhadra-kālīmthe goddess Kātyāyanī
  8. samānarcuḥthey properly worshiped
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.22

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • 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 helps me keep my mind on Kṛṣṇa during worship?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa without attending to other tasks.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteady Worship with the Mind on KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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