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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 32: The Reunion
10.32.11-1210.32.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.32.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तद्दर्शनाह्लादविधूतहृद्रुजो

मनोरथान्तं श्रुतयो यथा ययु: ।

स्वैरुत्तरीयै: कुचकुङ्कुमाङ्कितै-

रचीक्लृपन्नासनमात्मबन्धवे ॥ १३ ॥

tad-darśanāhlāda-vidhūta-hṛd-rujo

manorathāntaṁ śrutayo yathā yayuḥ

svair uttarīyaiḥ kuca-kuṅkumāṅkitair

acīkḷpann āsanam ātma-bandhave

Translation

Their heartache vanquished by the ecstasy of seeing Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs, like the personified Vedas before them, felt their desires completely fulfilled. For their dear friend Kṛṣṇa they arranged a seat with their shawls which were smeared with the kuṅkuma powder from their breasts.

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.

Fulfilled Hearts Offer Loving Service

  1. 1

    The ecstasy of seeing Kṛṣṇa drove away the gopīs’ heartache. Like the personified Vedas, they felt their desires completely fulfilled.

  2. 2

    The personified Vedas desired to become like the gopīs and serve Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. The purport explains that their intense desire to associate with Him led them to become gopīs.

  3. 3

    For their dear friend Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs arranged a seat with their own shawls, smeared with kuṅkuma. Their fulfillment was accompanied by loving service.

Key points from the purport
  • In the Eighty-seventh Chapter of this canto (text 23), the śrutis, or personified Vedas, pray as follows:
  • The śrutis had seen Kṛṣṇa during His appearance in the previous day of Brahmā and had become full of the most intense desire to associate with Him.
  • And since the Vedas are eternal in human society, the śrutis in this kalpa also become full of desire for Kṛṣṇa and in the next kalpa will also become gopīs.

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 32: The Reunion

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The gopīs then made a seat for Kṛṣṇa out of their shawls, and after He had sat down they enjoyed with Him by gesturing amorously. The gopīs still felt hurt that Kṛṣṇa had disappeared, so He explained to them why He had done so.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.32
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tatHim, Kṛṣṇa
  2. darśanadue to seeing
  3. āhlādaby the ecstasy
  4. vidhūtadriven away
  5. hṛtin their hearts
  6. rujaḥthe pain
  7. manaḥ-rathaof their desires
  8. antamthe ultimate fulfillment
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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 10.32

    In this verse: “ecstasy”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.32

    In this verse: “friend”

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 your desire to be close to Kṛṣṇa find expression in service?

Practice

Offer a short prayer today asking for the desire to serve Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFulfilled Hearts Offer Loving ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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