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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
10.30.310.30.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.4

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
A turning point forThe Gopīs of Vraja· Searching through the forest

गायन्त्य उच्चैरमुमेव संहता

विचिक्युरुन्मत्तकवद् वनाद् वनम् ।

पप्रच्छुराकाशवदन्तरं बहि-

र्भूतेषु सन्तं पुरुषं वनस्पतीन् ॥ ४ ॥

gāyantya uccair amum eva saṁhatā

vicikyur unmattaka-vad vanād vanam

papracchur ākāśa-vad antaraṁ bahir

bhūteṣu santaṁ puruṣaṁ vanaspatīn

Translation

Singing loudly of Kṛṣṇa, they searched for Him throughout the Vṛndāvana forest like a band of madwomen. They even asked the trees about Him, who as the Supersoul is present inside and outside of all created things, just like the sky.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Is Present Within and Without

  1. 1

    The gopīs sang loudly of Kṛṣṇa while searching together throughout the Vṛndāvana forest.

  2. 2

    Lost in the madness of love for Him, they asked even the trees where He was.

  3. 3

    There is no actual separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, since He is the all-pervading Supersoul. Like the sky, He is present inside and outside all created things.

Key points from the purport
  • Lost in the madness of love for Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs inquired about Him from even the trees in Vṛndāvana.
  • Of course, there is no actual separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, since He is the all-pervading Supersoul.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 25.130

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.30.4).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

This chapter describes how the gopīs, tormented through the long night by separation from Kṛṣṇa, wandered like madwomen from forest to forest in search of Him. 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.
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. gāyantyaḥsinging
  2. uccaiḥloudly
  3. amumabout Him
  4. evaindeed
  5. saṁhatāḥtogether in a group
  6. vicikyuḥthey searched
  7. unmattaka-vatlike madwomen
  8. vanāt vanamfrom one area of the forest to another
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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: “love”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “separation”

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

How might remembering Kṛṣṇa’s all-pervading presence support your devotion?

Practice

Sing Kṛṣṇa’s name today, remembering that He is present within and without.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Present Within and WithoutThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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