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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.15

Who is speaking and story frame

सभाजयित्वा तमनङ्गदीपनं

सहासलीलेक्षणविभ्रमभ्रुवा ।

संस्पर्शनेनाङ्ककृताङ्‍‍‍‍‍घ्रिहस्तयो:

संस्तुत्य ईषत्कुपिता बभाषिरे ॥ १५ ॥

sabhājayitvā tam anaṅga-dīpanaṁ

sahāsa-līlekṣaṇa-vibhrama-bhruvā

saṁsparśanenāṅka-kṛtāṅghri-hastayoḥ

saṁstutya īṣat kupitā babhāṣire

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa had awakened romantic desires within the gopīs, and they honored Him by glancing at Him with playful smiles, gesturing amorously with their eyebrows, and massaging His hands and feet as they held them in their laps. Even while worshiping Him, however, they felt somewhat angry, and thus they addressed Him as follows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Loving Service Amid Mixed Feelings

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa had awakened romantic desires within the gopīs. They honored Him with playful smiles, glances and gestures of their eyebrows.

  2. 2

    They held His hands and feet in their laps and massaged them. Their affection took the form of personal service.

  3. 3

    Even while worshiping Him, they felt somewhat angry. With these feelings still present, they addressed Him.

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. sabhājayitvāhonoring
  2. tamHim
  3. anaṅgaof lusty desires
  4. dīpanamthe inciter
  5. sa-hāsasmiling
  6. līlāplayful
  7. īkṣaṇawith glances
  8. vibhramasporting
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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 10.32

    In this verse: “worshiping”

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

What do you notice about the gopīs continuing to honor Kṛṣṇa while feeling somewhat angry?

Practice

Spend one minute reflecting on the gopīs’ attentive service to Kṛṣṇa in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Service Amid Mixed FeelingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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