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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

10.41.39 10.41.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.40

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The washermansince 10.41.35inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततस्तु वायक: प्रीतस्तयोर्वेषमकल्पयत् ।

विचित्रवर्णैश्चैलेयैराकल्पैरनुरूपत: ॥ ४० ॥

tatas tu vāyakaḥ prītas

tayor veṣam akalpayat

vicitra-varṇaiś caileyair

ākalpair anurūpataḥ

Translation

Thereupon a weaver came forward and, feeling affection for the Lords, nicely adorned Their attire with cloth ornaments of various colors.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Affection Expressed Through Skillful Service

1
The weaver came forward with affection for the Lords and adorned Their attire with colorful cloth ornaments.
2
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the cloth armlets and earrings looked just like jewels.
3
The word anurūpataḥ indicates that the colors matched nicely. The weaver’s affectionate service included careful attention to detail.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the weaver adorned the Lords with cloth armlets and earrings that looked just like jewels.
The word anurūpataḥ indicates that the colors matched nicely.

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:

Next a weaver approached the two Lords and arrayed Them suitably, for which service he received from Kṛṣṇa opulence in this life and liberation in the next. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma then went to the house of the garland-maker Sudāmā.

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