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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.22.5 10.22.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.6

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

ऊषस्युत्थाय गोत्रै: स्वैरन्योन्याबद्धबाहव: ।

कृष्णमुच्चैर्जगुर्यान्त्य: कालिन्द्यां स्‍नातुमन्वहम् ॥ ६ ॥

ūṣasy utthāya gotraiḥ svair

anyonyābaddha-bāhavaḥ

kṛṣṇam uccair jagur yāntyaḥ

kālindyāṁ snātum anvaham

Translation

Each day they rose at dawn. Calling out to one another by name, they all held hands and loudly sang the glories of Kṛṣṇa while going to the Kālindī to take their bath.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Glorifying Kṛṣṇa Together Each Day

1
The girls rose at dawn each day to go to the Kālindī for their bath.
2
They called one another by name and held hands as they walked together.
3
Along the way, they loudly sang the glories of Kṛṣṇa. Their daily journey was filled with His glorification.

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

Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

During the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, every day early in the morning the young daughters of the cowherds would take one another’s hands and, singing of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, go to the Yamunā to bathe. Desiring to obtain Kṛṣṇa as their husband, they would then worship the goddess Kātyāyanī with incense, flowers and other items.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.22

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

ūṣasiat dawn
utthāyarising
gotraiḥby their names
svaiḥproper
anyonyaone with another
ābaddhaholding
bāhavaḥtheir hands
kṛṣṇamin glorification of Kṛṣṇa

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
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.22
In this verse: “glorification”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make remembrance of Kṛṣṇa part of my daily routine?

Practice

Sing Kṛṣṇa’s glories for a few minutes during a familiar daily activity.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGlorifying Kṛṣṇa Together Each DayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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