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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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  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 29: Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance
10.29.4310.29.45-46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.29.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.29.42inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उपगीयमान उद्गायन् वनिताशतयूथप: ।

मालां बिभ्रद्वैजयन्तीं व्यचरन्मण्डयन् वनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

upagīyamāna udgāyan

vanitā-śata-yūthapaḥ

mālāṁ bibhrad vaijayantīṁ

vyacaran maṇḍayan vanam

Translation

As the gopīs sang His praises, that leader of hundreds of women sang loudly in reply. He moved among them, wearing His Vaijayantī garland, beautifying the Vṛndāvana forest.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Follow Kṛṣṇa’s Lead and Sing His Name

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa sang many wonderful melodies and meters, and the gopīs accompanied Him, following His lead.

  2. 2

    He sang about the autumn moon, the moonshine and the lotus-filled river. The gopīs simply sang His name repeatedly.

  3. 3

    Wearing His Vaijayantī garland, Kṛṣṇa moved among the gopīs and beautified the Vṛndāvana forest.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, Lord Kṛṣṇa sang many wonderful melodies and meters, and the gopīs accompanied Him, following His lead.
  • Kṛṣṇa’s singing on this occasion is described in the Śrī Viṣṇu Purāṇa:

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Just as the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu protects the demigods, You destroy the unhappiness of the people of Vṛndāvana. Therefore You should immediately relieve the torment we have felt because of separation from You.”
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. upagīyamānaḥbeing sung about
  2. udgāyansinging loudly Himself
  3. vanitāof women
  4. śatahundreds
  5. yūthapaḥthe commander
  6. māIāmthe garland
  7. bibhratwearing
  8. vaijayantīmknown as Vaijayantī (which consists of flowers of five different colors)
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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

How can the gopīs’ repeated singing of Kṛṣṇa’s name inspire your devotional service?

Practice

Set aside one minute today to sing Kṛṣṇa’s name attentively.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFollow Kṛṣṇa’s Lead and Sing His NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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