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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
10.32.210.32.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.3

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

तं विलोक्यागतं प्रेष्ठं प्रीत्युत्फुल्लद‍ृशोऽबला: ।

उत्तस्थुर्युगपत् सर्वास्तन्व: प्राणमिवागतम् ॥ ३ ॥

taṁ vilokyāgataṁ preṣṭhaṁ

prīty-utphulla-dṛśo ’balāḥ

uttasthur yugapat sarvās

tanvaḥ prāṇam ivāgatam

Translation

When the gopīs saw that their dearmost Kṛṣṇa had returned to them, they all stood up at once, and out of their affection for Him their eyes bloomed wide. It was as if the air of life had reentered their bodies.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Return Revives the Gopīs

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa was the gopīs’ dearmost beloved, and they all stood up at once when they saw Him return.

  2. 2

    Their eyes opened wide out of affection for Him.

  3. 3

    His return was like the air of life reentering their bodies.

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 having shown in various ways their great eagerness to see Kṛṣṇa, the attractor of Cupid, He appeared before them wearing silken yellow garments and a beautiful flower garland. Some of the gopīs, overwhelmed with ecstasy at seeing Him, grasped His hands, others placed His arm on their shoulders, and others accepted the remnants of betel nut He had chewed.
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. tamHim
  2. vilokyaseeing
  3. āgatamreturned
  4. preṣṭhamtheir dearmost
  5. prītiout of affection
  6. utphullaopening wide
  7. dṛśaḥtheir eyes
  8. abalāḥthe girls
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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

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 does the image of life returning help you understand their affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Pause today to read this verse again, giving your full attention to the gopīs’ joy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Return Revives the GopīsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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