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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.30.1 10.30.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.2

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

गत्यानुरागस्मितविभ्रमेक्षितै-

र्मनोरमालापविहारविभ्रमै: ।

आक्षिप्तचित्ता: प्रमदा रमापते-

स्तास्ता विचेष्टा जगृहुस्तदात्मिका: ॥ २ ॥

gatyānurāga-smita-vibhramekṣitair

mano-ramālāpa-vihāra-vibhramaiḥ

ākṣipta-cittāḥ pramadā ramā-pates

tās tā viceṣṭā jagṛhus tad-ātmikāḥ

Translation

As the cowherd women remembered Lord Kṛṣṇa, their hearts were overwhelmed by His movements and loving smiles, His playful glances and enchanting talks, and by the many other pastimes He would enjoy with them. Thus absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Ramā, the gopīs began acting out His various transcendental pastimes.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa Absorbs the Heart

1
The gopīs remembered Kṛṣṇa’s movements, loving smiles, playful glances and enchanting talks. These memories overwhelmed their hearts.
2
The purport describes playful conversations in which Kṛṣṇa charmed the gopīs with His words.
3
Absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Ramā, the gopīs began acting out His transcendental pastimes.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura describes the following charming exchange between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs:
Now, while I massage your body with My hands, I’ll chant a mantra to counteract the serpent’s poison.’
Go massage the body of some girl who actually has suffered a snakebite.’

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.30