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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 39: Akrūra’s Vision
10.39.3310.39.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.34

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.39.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गोप्यश्च दयितं कृष्णमनुव्रज्यानुरञ्जिता: ।

प्रत्यादेशं भगवत: काङ्‌क्षन्त्यश्चावतस्थिरे ॥ ३४ ॥

gopyaś ca dayitaṁ kṛṣṇam

anuvrajyānurañjitāḥ

pratyādeśaṁ bhagavataḥ

kāṅkṣantyaś cāvatasthire

Translation

[With His glances] Lord Kṛṣṇa somewhat pacified the gopīs, and they also followed behind for some time. Then, hoping He would give them some instruction, they stood still.

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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.

Waiting for Kṛṣṇa’s Instruction

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa somewhat pacified the gopīs with His glances.

  2. 2

    The gopīs followed behind Him for some time.

  3. 3

    They then stood still, hoping that He would give them some instruction.

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:

The cowherd men of Gokula followed behind on their wagons, and the young gopīs also walked behind for some distance, but then they became placated by Kṛṣṇa’s glances and gestures and pacified by a message from Him that said “I will return.” With their minds completely absorbed in Kṛṣṇa, the cowherd girls stood as still as figures in a painting until they could no longer see the chariot’s flag or the dust cloud being raised on the road.
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. gopyaḥthe gopīs
  2. caand
  3. dayitamtheir beloved
  4. kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa
  5. anuvrajyafollowing
  6. anurañjitāḥpleased
  7. pratyādeśamsome instruction in reply
  8. bhagavataḥfrom the Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 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

How can the gopīs’ eagerness for Kṛṣṇa’s instruction shape your approach to devotional service?

Practice

Read this translation slowly, pausing over the gopīs’ hope to receive Kṛṣṇa’s instruction.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.39's connections

Live this todayWaiting for Kṛṣṇa’s InstructionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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