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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance
10.29.21-2210.29.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.29.23

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.29.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ वा मदभिस्‍नेहाद् भवत्यो यन्त्रिताशया: । आगता ह्युपपन्नं व: प्रीयन्ते मयि जन्तव: ॥ २३ ॥

atha vā mad-abhisnehād

bhavatyo yantritāśayāḥ

āgatā hy upapannaṁ vaḥ

prīyante mayi jantavaḥ

Translation

On the other hand, perhaps you have come here out of your great love for Me, which has taken control of your hearts. This is of course quite commendable on your part, since all living entities possess natural affection for Me.

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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.

Natural Affection for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa suggests that the gopīs have come because of their great love for Him.

  2. 2

    He describes this love as having taken control of their hearts and says their coming is commendable.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa declares that all living entities possess natural affection for Him.

How it feels

Separation → Transcendental intimacy. The peak of longing reveals the intensity of selfless love.

Chapters 29–33 of Canto 10: The gopīs' yearning, reunion and rasa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Moreover, one develops pure love for Me not by physical proximity but by hearing topics connected with Me, by viewing My Deity form in the temple, by meditating upon Me and by faithfully chanting My glories. Therefore, all of you would do best to return home.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.29
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. atha vāor else
  2. mat-abhisnehātbecause of love for Me
  3. bhavatyaḥyou
  4. yantritasubjugated
  5. aśayāḥyour hearts
  6. āgatāḥhave come
  7. hiindeed
  8. upapannamfitting
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “love”

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

How can I give a little more attention to my affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to express your affection for Kṛṣṇa in your own words.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNatural Affection for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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