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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
10.32.610.32.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.7

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

अपरानिमिषद्‌दृग्भ्यां जुषाणा तन्मुखाम्बुजम् ।

आपीतमपि नातृप्यत् सन्तस्तच्चरणं यथा ॥ ७ ॥

aparānimiṣad-dṛgbhyāṁ

juṣāṇā tan-mukhāmbujam

āpītam api nātṛpyat

santas tac-caraṇaṁ yathā

Translation

Another gopī looked with unblinking eyes upon His lotus face, but even after deeply relishing its sweetness She did not feel satiated, just as mystic saints are never satiated when meditating upon the Lord’s feet.

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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.

Never Satisfied with Kṛṣṇa’s Sweetness

  1. 1

    One gopī gazed without blinking at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face. Even after deeply relishing its sweetness, She did not feel satiated.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the comparison with meditating saints is only partly applicable. The gopīs’ ecstasy at Kṛṣṇa’s return was unparalleled.

  3. 3

    He identifies this gopī as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the most fortunate of all.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the analogy given here of saintly persons meditating upon the Lord’s feet is only partially applicable, since the ecstasy the gopīs felt when Kṛṣṇa came back was actually unparalleled.
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī also reveals that this particular gopī is the most fortunate of all, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

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:

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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.32
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. aparāyet another gopī
  2. animiṣatunblinking
  3. dṛgbhyāmwith eyes
  4. juṣāṇārelishing
  5. tatHis
  6. mukha-ambujamlotus face
  7. āpītamfully tasted
  8. apialthough
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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: “sweetness”, “ecstasy”

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 does Her unsatisfied longing reveal about the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend one minute attentively remembering Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face as described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNever Satisfied with Kṛṣṇa’s SweetnessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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