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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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

10.30.6 10.30.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.30.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The gopīssince 10.30.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कच्चित्तुलसि कल्याणि गोविन्दचरणप्रिये ।

सह त्वालिकुलैर्बिभ्रद् दृष्टस्तेऽतिप्रियोऽच्युत: ॥ ७ ॥

kaccit tulasi kalyāṇi

govinda-caraṇa-priye

saha tvāli-kulair bibhrad

dṛṣṭas te ’ti-priyo ’cyutaḥ

Translation

O most kind tulasī, to whom the feet of Govinda are so dear, have you seen that infallible one walk by, wearing you and encircled by swarms of bees?

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Tulasī Is Dear to Govinda

1
The gopīs addressed tulasī as most kind, with Govinda’s feet dear to her. The ācāryas explain that caraṇa is a term of respect.
2
Bees hummed around Śrī Govinda’s garland, attracted by the fragrance of the tulasī mañjarīs offered to Him.
3
The gopīs felt that the trees had not replied because they were male. They hoped that tulasī, being female, would sympathize with their plight.

Key points from the purport

The ācāryas explain here that the word caraṇa is a term of respect, as in the expression evaṁ vadanty ācārya-caraṇāḥ.
The bees humming around the garland worn by Śrī Govinda were attracted by the fragrance of the tulasī mañjarīs offered to Him.
The gopīs felt that the trees had not replied because they were male, but that tulasī, being female, would sympathize with their plight.

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:

From all the moving and nonmoving creatures they asked for news of Kṛṣṇa’s whereabouts. Finally they became so distraught that they began imitating His pastimes.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.30