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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.37

Who is speaking and story frame

ततो गत्वा वनोद्देशं द‍ृप्ता केशवमब्रवीत् ।

न पारयेऽहं चलितुं नय मां यत्र ते मन: ॥ ३७ ॥

tato gatvā vanoddeśaṁ

dṛptā keśavam abravīt

na pāraye ’haṁ calituṁ

naya māṁ yatra te manaḥ

Translation

As the two lovers passed through one part of the Vṛndāvana forest, the special gopī began feeling proud of Herself. She told Lord Keśava, “I cannot walk any further. Please carry Me wherever You want to go.”

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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.

A Request Made in Pride

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa and the special gopī pass through a part of the Vṛndāvana forest.

  2. 2

    The verse describes Her as becoming proud of Herself while She is with Him.

  3. 3

    She tells Lord Keśava that She cannot walk farther. She asks Him to carry Her wherever He wishes to go.

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:

She told Him that She could walk no further and that He would have to carry Her on His shoulders. But just then Lord Kṛṣṇa disappeared from Her sight.
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. tataḥthen
  2. gatvāgoing
  3. vanaof the forest
  4. uddeśamto one region
  5. dṛptābecoming proud
  6. keśavamto Kṛṣṇa
  7. abravītShe said
  8. na pārayeam not able
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “lovers”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “proud”

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

When I ask for help, can I notice whether pride is shaping my words?

Practice

Make one request for help today with deliberate humility rather than a demanding tone.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Request Made in PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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