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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
10.33.26-2710.33.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.33.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 10.33.26-27inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आप्तकामो यदुपति: कृतवान्वै जुगुप्सितम् ।

किमभिप्राय एतन्न: शंशयं छिन्धि सुव्रत ॥ २८ ॥

āpta-kāmo yadu-patiḥ

kṛtavān vai jugupsitam

kim-abhiprāya etan naḥ

śaṁśayaṁ chindhi su-vrata

Translation

O faithful upholder of vows, please destroy our doubt by explaining to us what purpose the self-satisfied Lord of the Yadus had in mind when He behaved so contemptibly.

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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.

Seek Authoritative Answers to Spiritual Doubts

  1. 1

    Parīkṣit asks what purpose the self-satisfied Lord of the Yadus had in performing actions that appeared contemptible.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that such doubts arise in people unfamiliar with the Lord’s transcendental pastimes.

  3. 3

    Great sages and enlightened kings have openly raised these questions since time immemorial. They do so to provide authoritative answers for future generations.

Key points from the purport
  • It is clear to the enlightened that these doubts will arise in the minds and hearts of persons unfamiliar with the transcendental pastimes of the Lord.
  • Therefore since time immemorial great sages and enlightened kings like Parīkṣit Mahārāja have openly raised these questions to provide the authoritative answer for all posterity.

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 33: The Rāsa Dance

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Kṛṣṇa is self-satisfied and fully endowed with inconceivable, transcendental opulences. When He exhibits such pastimes as the rāsa-līlā, all living beings, from Brahmā down to the blades of grass, become merged in the ocean of astonishment.
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. āpta-kāmaḥself-satisfied
  2. yadu-patiḥthe master of the Yadu dynasty
  3. kṛtavānhas performed
  4. vaicertainly
  5. jugupsitamthat which is contemptible
  6. kim-abhiprāyaḥwith what intent
  7. etatthis
  8. naḥour
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.33

    In this verse: “kings”

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

Can you treat a doubt as an opportunity to seek an authoritative explanation?

Practice

Name one doubt you have, then reread this verse as an example of openly asking for clarification.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeek Authoritative Answers to Spiritual DoubtsThis 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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