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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 33: The Rāsa Dance

10.33.8 10.33.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.33.9

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

काचित् समं मुकुन्देन स्वरजातीरमिश्रिता: ।

उन्निन्ये पूजिता तेन प्रीयता साधु साध्विति ।

तदेव ध्रुवमुन्निन्ये तस्यै मानं च बह्वदात् ॥ ९ ॥

kācit samaṁ mukundena

svara-jātīr amiśritāḥ

unninye pūjitā tena

prīyatā sādhu sādhv iti

tad eva dhruvam unninye

tasyai mānaṁ ca bahv adāt

Translation

One gopī, joining Lord Mukunda in His singing, sang pure melodious tones that rose harmoniously above His. Kṛṣṇa was pleased and showed great appreciation for her performance, saying “Excellent! Excellent!” Then another gopī repeated the same melody, but in a special metrical pattern, and Kṛṣṇa praised her also.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Appreciates the Gopīs’ Singing

1
One gopī joined Lord Mukunda in singing, raising pure, melodious tones harmoniously above His.
2
Pleased with her performance, Kṛṣṇa expressed His appreciation by saying, “Excellent! Excellent!”
3
Another gopī repeated the melody in a special metrical pattern. Kṛṣṇa praised her also.

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 33: The Rāsa Dance

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Even after Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested Himself in numerous forms, each gopī thought He was standing next to her alone. Gradually the gopīs became fatigued from the continuous dancing and singing, and each of them placed her arm on the shoulder of the Kṛṣṇa standing beside her.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.33