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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 32: The Reunion

10.32.3 10.32.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.4

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

काचित् कराम्बुजं शौरेर्जगृहेऽञ्जलिना मुदा ।

काचिद् दधार तद्बाहुमंसे चन्दनभूषितम् ॥ ४ ॥

kācit karāmbujaṁ śaurer

jagṛhe ’ñjalinā mudā

kācid dadhāra tad-bāhum

aṁse candana-bhūṣitam

Translation

One gopī joyfully took Kṛṣṇa’s hand between her folded palms, and another placed His arm, anointed with sandalwood paste, on her shoulder.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcoming Kṛṣṇa with Joyful Affection

1
One gopī joyfully took Kṛṣṇa’s hand between her folded palms.
2
Another placed His arm on her shoulder.
3
His arm was anointed with sandalwood paste, a tender detail of their reunion.

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 32: The Reunion

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One gopī, impelled by loving anger toward Kṛṣṇa, bit her lip and looked askance at Him. Because the gopīs were so attached to Kṛṣṇa, they were not satiated even by continuously gazing at Him.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.32