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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

10.30.43 10.31.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.44

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

पुन: पुलिनमागत्य कालिन्द्या: कृष्णभावना: ।

समवेता जगु: कृष्णं तदागमनकाङ्‌‌क्षिता: ॥ ४४ ॥

punaḥ pulinam āgatya

kālindyāḥ kṛṣṇa-bhāvanāḥ

samavetā jaguḥ kṛṣṇaṁ

tad-āgamana-kāṅkṣitāḥ

Translation

The gopīs again came to the bank of the Kālindī. Meditating on Kṛṣṇa and eagerly hoping He would come, they sat down together to sing of Him.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Prayerfully Hoping for Kṛṣṇa’s Presence

1
The gopīs returned to the bank of the Kālindī and sat down together, meditating on Kṛṣṇa.
2
Eagerly hoping He would come, they sang about Him. Their singing expressed their fervent prayer that Kṛṣṇa return to them.
3
The purport explains that the Supersoul can be realized by the person whom He chooses. The gopīs therefore prayerfully sought Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

Key points from the purport

Thus the gopīs fervently pray that Kṛṣṇa come back to them.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Thirtieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa.”

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.30