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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.29.6-7

Who is speaking and story frame

परिवेषयन्त्यस्तद्धित्वा पाययन्त्य: शिशून् पय: । शुश्रूषन्त्य: पतीन् काश्चिदश्न‍न्त्योऽपास्य भोजनम् ॥ ६ ॥ लिम्पन्त्य: प्रमृजन्त्योऽन्या अञ्जन्त्य: काश्च लोचने । व्यत्यस्तवस्त्राभरणा: काश्चित् कृष्णान्तिकं ययु: ॥ ७ ॥

pariveṣayantyas tad dhitvā

pāyayantyaḥ śiśūn payaḥ

śuśrūṣantyaḥ patīn kāścid

aśnantyo ’pāsya bhojanam

limpantyaḥ pramṛjantyo ’nyā

añjantyaḥ kāśca locane

vyatyasta-vastrābharaṇāḥ

kāścit kṛṣṇāntikaṁ yayuḥ

Translation

Some of them were getting dressed, feeding milk to their infants or rendering personal service to their husbands, but they all gave up these duties and went to meet Kṛṣṇa. Other gopīs were taking their evening meals, washing themselves, putting on cosmetics or applying kajjala to their eyes. But all the gopīs stopped these activities at once and, though their clothes and ornaments were in complete disarray, rushed off to Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

The Gopīs Rush to Meet Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Some gopīs were dressing, feeding milk to their infants or serving their husbands. They put these activities aside to meet Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Others were eating, washing or applying cosmetics and kajjala. They stopped these activities at once.

  3. 3

    Their clothes and ornaments were in complete disarray as they rushed to Kṛṣṇa. Meeting Him mattered more to them than finishing their preparations.

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:

Remembering the promise He had made to the gopīs when He had stolen their clothes, Lord Kṛṣṇa employed His Yoga-māyā potency and manifested within Himself the desire to enjoy pastimes during an autumn night. Thus He began to play His flute.
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. pariveṣayantyaḥgetting dressed
  2. tatthat
  3. hitvāputting aside
  4. pāyayantyaḥmaking drink
  5. śiśūntheir children
  6. payaḥmilk
  7. śuśrūṣantyaḥrendering personal service
  8. patīnto their husbands
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “gave up”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “duties”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.29

    In this verse: “infants”

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’ disregard for their appearance reveal about their eagerness to meet Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a brief moment to remember Kṛṣṇa today without waiting for a perfect setting or appearance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Gopīs Rush to Meet KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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