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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
10.30.4210.30.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.43

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.30.40inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तन्मनस्कास्तदालापास्तद्विचेष्टास्तदात्मिका: ।

तद्गुणानेव गायन्त्यो नात्मगाराणि सस्मरु: ॥ ४३ ॥

tan-manaskās tad-alāpās

tad-viceṣṭās tad-ātmikāḥ

tad-guṇān eva gāyantyo

nātmagārāṇi sasmaruḥ

Translation

Their minds absorbed in thoughts of Him, they conversed about Him, acted out His pastimes and felt themselves filled with His presence. They completely forgot about their homes as they loudly sang the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Connected to Kṛṣṇa Through Hearing and Chanting

  1. 1

    The gopīs’ minds were absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. They spoke about Him, acted out His pastimes and felt filled with His presence.

  2. 2

    They completely forgot their homes as they loudly sang the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities.

  3. 3

    For pure devotees, there is actually no separation from Kṛṣṇa. Though apparently abandoned, the gopīs remained tightly connected to Him through devotional hearing and chanting of the Lord’s glories.

Key points from the purport
  • Actually there is no separation from Kṛṣṇa for the pure devotees of the Lord.
  • Although apparently abandoned by Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs were actually tightly connected to Him by the spiritual process of śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord.

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

Further reading

Chapter 30: The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

All the gopīs then went out to look for Kṛṣṇa in the forest, going as far as the moonlight reached. But in the end they were unsuccessful, so they went back to the shore of the Yamunā and simply sang Kṛṣṇa’s glories in utter helplessness.
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. tat-manaskāḥtheir minds filled with thoughts of Him
  2. tat-ālāpāḥconversing about Him
  3. tat-viceṣṭāḥimitating His activities
  4. tat-ātmikāḥfilled with His presence
  5. tat-guṇānabout His qualities
  6. evasimply
  7. gāyantyaḥsinging
  8. nanot
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “devotional”, “devotees”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.30

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • 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 can you make room today for hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s glories?

Practice

Spend two minutes reading aloud this verse’s description of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees, keeping your attention on Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayConnected to Kṛṣṇa Through Hearing and ChantingThis 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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