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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 30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa
10.29.4810.30.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.30.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अन्तर्हिते भगवति सहसैव व्रजाङ्गना: ।

अतप्यंस्तमचक्षाणा: करिण्य इव यूथपम् ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

antarhite bhagavati

sahasaiva vrajāṅganāḥ

atapyaṁs tam acakṣāṇāḥ

kariṇya iva yūthapam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Kṛṣṇa disappeared so suddenly, the gopīs felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.

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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 Sorrow of Losing Sight of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa disappeared suddenly, and the gopīs felt great sorrow at no longer seeing Him.

  2. 2

    Their sorrow is compared to that of female elephants who have lost their mate.

  3. 3

    The gopīs’ response shows how deeply they cherished the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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 30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śrī Kṛṣṇa suddenly disappeared from the arena of the rāsa dance, the gopīs, their minds fully absorbed in thoughts of Him, began looking for Him in the various forests. From all the moving and nonmoving creatures they asked for news of Kṛṣṇa’s whereabouts.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.30
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. antarhitewhen He disappeared
  3. bhagavatithe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. sahasā evaquite suddenly
  5. vraja-aṅganāḥthe young ladies of Vraja
  6. atapyanfelt great remorse
  7. tamHim
  8. acakṣāṇāḥnot seeing
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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’ sorrow help you understand about their attachment to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, pausing to reflect on how dear Kṛṣṇa is to the gopīs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sorrow of Losing Sight of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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