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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.32.9

Who is speaking and story frame

सर्वास्ता: केशवालोकपरमोत्सवनिर्वृता: ।

जहुर्विरहजं तापं प्राज्ञं प्राप्य यथा जना: ॥ ९ ॥

sarvās tāḥ keśavāloka-

paramotsava-nirvṛtāḥ

jahur viraha-jaṁ tāpaṁ

prājñaṁ prāpya yathā janāḥ

Translation

All the gopīs enjoyed the greatest festivity when they saw their beloved Keśava again. They gave up the distress of separation, just as people in general forget their misery when they gain the association of a spiritually enlightened person.

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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.

Reunion with Kṛṣṇa Removes Distress

  1. 1

    Seeing their beloved Keśava again was the greatest festivity for all the gopīs.

  2. 2

    They gave up the distress caused by separation from Him.

  3. 3

    Their relief is compared to people forgetting their misery when they gain the association of a spiritually enlightened person.

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. sarvāḥall
  2. tāḥthose gopīs
  3. keśavaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. ālokaby the sight
  5. paramasupreme
  6. utsavaof festivity
  7. nirvṛtāḥfeeling joy
  8. jahuḥthey gave up
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.32

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.32

    In this verse: “distress”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.32

    In this verse: “gave up”

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 this comparison help you appreciate about spiritually enlightened association?

Practice

Spend a few attentive minutes reading spiritual teaching today, reflecting on the value of enlightened association.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReunion with Kṛṣṇa Removes DistressThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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