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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā
10.41.3410.41.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.35

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The washermansince 10.41.35inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ईद‍ृशान्येव वासांसि नित्यं गिरिवनेचर: ।

परिधत्त किमुद्‌वृत्ता राजद्रव्याण्यभीप्सथ ॥ ३५ ॥

īdṛśāny eva vāsāṁsī

nityaṁ giri-vane-caraḥ

paridhatta kim udvṛttā

rāja-dravyāṇy abhīpsatha

Translation

[The washerman said:] You impudent boys! You’re accustomed to roaming the mountains and forests, and yet You would dare put on such clothes as these! These are the King’s possessions You’re asking for!

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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.

Scorn Prevents a Respectful Response

  1. 1

    The washerman called the boys impudent rather than welcoming Their request.

  2. 2

    He spoke scornfully of Their roaming in the mountains and forests, questioning whether They should wear such garments.

  3. 3

    He emphasized that the clothes belonged to the King. His reply defended the King’s possessions instead of offering service.

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 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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.41
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. īdṛśāniof this sort
  2. evaindeed
  3. vāsāṁsigarments
  4. nityamalways
  5. girion the mountains
  6. vaneand in the forests
  7. carāḥthose who travel
  8. paridhattawould put on
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “king’s”, “king”

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

Do I ever let someone’s outward circumstances become a reason to treat them with scorn?

Practice

Notice one judgment based on someone’s appearance today, and replace a dismissive response with respectful speech.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayScorn Prevents a Respectful ResponseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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