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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 33: The Rāsa Dance
10.33.1310.33.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.33.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.33.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गोप्यो लब्ध्वाच्युतं कान्तं श्रिय एकान्तवल्लभम् ।

गृहीतकण्ठ्यस्तद्दोर्भ्यां गायन्त्यस्तं विजह्रिरे ॥ १४ ॥

gopyo labdhvācyutaṁ kāntaṁ

śriya ekānta-vallabham

gṛhīta-kaṇṭhyas tad-dorbhyāṁ

gāyantyas tam vijahrire

Translation

Having attained as their intimate lover Lord Acyuta, the exclusive consort of the goddess of fortune, the gopīs enjoyed great pleasure. They sang His glories as He held their necks with His arms.

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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.

Joyfully Singing Lord Acyuta’s Glories

  1. 1

    The gopīs attained Lord Acyuta as their intimate lover.

  2. 2

    He is the exclusive consort of the goddess of fortune.

  3. 3

    The gopīs enjoyed great pleasure and sang His glories as He held their necks with His arms.

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 33: The Rāsa Dance

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Others put Kṛṣṇa’s hand on their bodies, and yet others gave Kṛṣṇa pleasure by embracing Him lovingly. Lord Kṛṣṇa, being the Supreme Absolute Truth, is the only actual enjoyer and object of enjoyment.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.33
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gopyaḥthe gopīs
  2. labdhvāhaving attained
  3. acyutamthe infallible Lord
  4. kāntamas their lover
  5. śriyaḥof the goddess of fortune
  6. ekāntathe exclusive
  7. vallabhamlover
  8. gṛhītaheld
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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 10.33

    In this verse: “lover”

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 can singing the Lord’s glories become part of your devotional service?

Practice

Spend one minute singing or softly speaking Lord Acyuta’s glories as described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoyfully Singing Lord Acyuta’s GloriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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