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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
10.30.2110.30.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.22

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.30.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्रैकोवाच हे गोपा दावाग्निं पश्यतोल्बणम् ।

चक्षूंष्याश्वपिदध्वं वो विधास्ये क्षेममञ्जसा ॥ २२ ॥

tatraikovāca he gopā

dāvāgniṁ paśyatolbaṇam

cakṣūṁṣy āśv apidadhvaṁ vo

vidhāsye kṣemam añjasā

Translation

Then another gopī spoke up: My dear cowherd boys, look at this raging forest fire! Quickly close your eyes and I will easily protect 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.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s Protection

  1. 1

    Another gopī speaks as Kṛṣṇa, addressing the cowherd boys.

  2. 2

    She points to a raging forest fire and tells them to close their eyes quickly.

  3. 3

    Her words recall Kṛṣṇa’s assurance that He can easily protect them.

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:

In another place they noticed that Kṛṣṇa’s footprints were showing only the toes, and thus the gopīs concluded He had been picking flowers with which to decorate His beloved. In yet another spot the gopīs saw signs that led them to imagine that Śrī Kṛṣṇa had been tying the locks of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s hair.
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. tatrathere
  2. ekāone of them
  3. uvācasaid
  4. he gopāḥO cowherd boys
  5. dāva-agnimthe forest fire
  6. paśyatasee
  7. ulbaṇamfierce
  8. cakṣūṁṣiyour eyes
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “cowherd boys”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “protect”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What reassurance do you find in Kṛṣṇa’s words of protection?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering the assurance, “I will easily protect you.”

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering Kṛṣṇa’s ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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