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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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

10.41.24 10.41.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.41.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

काश्‍चिद् विपर्यग्धृतवस्त्रभूषणा

विस्मृत्य चैकं युगलेष्वथापरा: ।

कृतैकपत्रश्रवनैकनूपुरा

नाङ्‌क्त्वा द्वितीयं त्वपराश्च लोचनम् ॥ २५ ॥

kāścid viparyag-dhṛta-vastra-bhūṣaṇā

vismṛtya caikaṁ yugaleṣv athāparāḥ

kṛtaika-patra-śravanaika-nūpurā

nāṅktvā dvitīyaṁ tv aparāś ca locanam

Translation

Some of the ladies put their clothes and ornaments on backwards, others forgot one of their earrings or ankle bells, and others applied makeup to one eye but not the other.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eagerness for Kṛṣṇa Brings Self-Forgetfulness

1
The ladies were very eager to see Kṛṣṇa. In their haste and excitement, they forgot themselves.
2
Some put clothes and ornaments on backwards, while others forgot an earring or ankle bell.
3
Some applied makeup to only one eye. Seeing Kṛṣṇa mattered more to them at that moment than finishing their appearance.

Key points from the purport

The ladies were very eager to see Kṛṣṇa, and in their haste and excitement they forgot themselves.

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

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

Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The washerman’s assistants, seeing his untimely end, dropped their bundles of clothes on the spot and ran off in all directions. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma then took some of the garments They especially fancied.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.41