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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 39: Akrūra’s Vision
10.39.1510.39.17-18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.39.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स्मरन्त्यश्चापरा: शौरेरनुरागस्मितेरिता: ।

हृदिस्पृशश्चित्रपदा गिर: सम्मुमुहु: स्त्रिय: ॥ १६ ॥

smarantyaś cāparāḥ śaurer

anurāga-smiteritāḥ

hṛdi-spṛśaś citra-padā

giraḥ sammumuhuḥ striyaḥ

Translation

And still other young women fainted simply by remembering the words of Lord Śauri [Kṛṣṇa]. These words, decorated with wonderful phrases and expressed with affectionate smiles, would deeply touch the young girls’ hearts.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa's Affectionate Words Touch the Heart

  1. 1

    Other young women remembered the words of Lord Śauri, Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    His words were decorated with wonderful phrases and expressed with affectionate smiles.

  3. 3

    Those words touched their hearts so deeply that simply remembering them made these young women faint.

How it feels

Anxiety and conflict → Liberation and joy. Heroic victory is complicated by separation from Vraja.

Chapters 39–45 of Canto 10: Mathurā, Kaṁsa and reunion with parents. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

With these words the young cowherd girls began to chant Kṛṣṇa’s names and cry. But even as they wept, Akrūra began taking Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā in his chariot.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.39
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. smarantyaḥremembering
  2. caand
  3. aparāḥothers
  4. śaureḥof Kṛṣṇa
  5. anurāgaaffectionate
  6. smitaby His smile
  7. īritāḥsent
  8. hṛdithe heart
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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

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 the gopīs' remembrance reveal about the power of Kṛṣṇa's affectionate words?

Practice

Pause for a minute to remember Kṛṣṇa speaking with affectionate smiles, as described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa's Affectionate Words Touch the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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