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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.29.36

Who is speaking and story frame

यर्ह्यम्बुजाक्ष तव पादतलं रमाया

दत्तक्षणं क्‍वचिदरण्यजनप्रियस्य ।

अस्प्राक्ष्म तत्प्रभृति नान्यसमक्षमञ्ज:

स्थातुं स्त्वयाभिरमिता बत पारयाम: ॥ ३६ ॥

yarhy ambujākṣa tava pāda-talaṁ ramāyā

datta-kṣaṇaṁ kvacid araṇya-jana-priyasya

asprākṣma tat-prabhṛti nānya-samakṣam añjaḥ

sthātuṁs tvayābhiramitā bata pārayāmaḥ

Translation

O lotus-eyed one, the goddess of fortune considers it a festive occasion whenever she touches the soles of Your lotus feet. You are very dear to the residents of the forest, and therefore we will also touch those lotus feet. From that time on we will be unable even to stand in the presence of any other man, for we will have been fully satisfied by You.

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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.

Fully Satisfied by Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The goddess of fortune considers touching the soles of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet a festive occasion.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa is very dear to the residents of the forest. The gopīs also express their desire to touch His lotus feet.

  3. 3

    They say that this contact will leave them fully satisfied by Him. They will then be unable even to stand in the presence of another man.

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:

Wanting to please the gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is always satisfied in Himself, responded to their appeals by playing with them in various pastimes. But when this show of attention made them a little proud, He humbled them by suddenly disappearing from the arena of the rāsa dance.
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. yarhiwhen
  2. ambujalike lotuses
  3. akṣaO You whose eyes
  4. tavaYour
  5. pādaof the feet
  6. talamat the base
  7. ramāyāḥfor the goddess of fortune, Śrīmatī Lakṣmīdevī
  8. dattaaffording
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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

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 does the gopīs’ hope of complete satisfaction in Kṛṣṇa teach me about their love?

Practice

Reflect for one minute on the joy the goddess of fortune finds at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFully Satisfied by KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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