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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 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance
10.29.2610.29.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.29.27

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

श्रवणाद् दर्शनाद्ध्यानान्मयि भावोऽनुकीर्तनात् ।

न तथा सन्निकर्षेण प्रतियात ततो गृहान् ॥ २७ ॥

śravaṇād darśanād dhyānān

mayi bhāvo ’nukīrtanāt

na tathā sannikarṣeṇa

pratiyāta tato gṛhān

Translation

Transcendental love for Me arises by the devotional processes of hearing about Me, seeing My Deity form, meditating on Me and faithfully chanting My glories. The same result is not achieved by mere physical proximity. So please go back to your homes.

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotional Practice Awakens Love for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa says transcendental love for Him arises through hearing about Him and seeing His Deity form.

  2. 2

    Meditating on Him and faithfully chanting His glories also awaken this love.

  3. 3

    Mere physical proximity does not produce the same result. The purport calls Kṛṣṇa’s arguments formidable.

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. śravaṇātby hearing (My glories)
  2. darśanātby viewing (My Deity form in the temple)
  3. dhyānātby meditation
  4. mayifor Me
  5. bhāvaḥlove
  6. anukīrtanātby subsequent chanting
  7. nanot
  8. tathāin the same way
3

Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “devotional”

  • 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.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these devotional practices can I approach with more attention today?

Practice

Spend five minutes hearing about Kṛṣṇa or faithfully chanting His glories.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevotional Practice Awakens Love for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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