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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs
10.22.810.22.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.22.9

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

तासां वासांस्युपादाय नीपमारुह्य सत्वर: ।

हसद्भ‍ि: प्रहसन् बालै: परिहासमुवाच ह ॥ ९ ॥

tāsāṁ vāsāṁsy upādāya

nīpam āruhya satvaraḥ

hasadbhiḥ prahasan bālaiḥ

parihāsam uvāca ha

Translation

Taking the girls’ garments, He quickly climbed to the top of a kadamba tree. Then, as He laughed loudly and His companions also laughed, He addressed the girls jokingly.

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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 Addresses the Gopīs Playfully

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa took the girls’ garments and quickly climbed to the top of a kadamba tree.

  2. 2

    He laughed loudly, and His young companions laughed with Him.

  3. 3

    From the tree, He addressed the girls with joking words. The translation presents this moment as playful.

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:

Suddenly Kṛṣṇa Himself came there, took away all the garments and climbed a nearby kadamba tree. Wanting to tease the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa said, “I understand how fatigued you gopīs are from your austerities, so please come onto the shore and take back your clothes.”
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 those girls
  2. vāsāṁsithe garments
  3. upādāyataking
  4. nīpama kadamba tree
  5. āruhyaclimbing
  6. satvaraḥquickly
  7. hasadbhiḥwho were laughing
  8. prahasanHimself laughing loudly
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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: “companions”

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 details in this verse convey the playful mood of the scene?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, noticing Kṛṣṇa’s actions and the mood of His speech.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Addresses the Gopīs PlayfullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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