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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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana
10.46.210.46.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.3

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.46.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गच्छोद्धव व्रजं सौम्य पित्रोर्नौ प्रीतिमावह ।

गोपीनां मद्वियोगाधिं मत्सन्देशैर्विमोचय ॥ ३ ॥

gacchoddhava vrajaṁ saumya

pitror nau prītim āvaha

gopīnāṁ mad-viyogādhiṁ

mat-sandeśair vimocaya

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Dear gentle Uddhava, go to Vraja and give pleasure to Our parents. And also relieve the gopīs, suffering in separation from Me, by giving them My message.

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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.

Serving Through Kṛṣṇa’s Message

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa gently asked Uddhava to go to Vraja.

  2. 2

    He wanted Uddhava to give pleasure to His parents, whom He called “Our parents.”

  3. 3

    The gopīs were suffering in separation from Kṛṣṇa. He sent His message through Uddhava to relieve their distress.

How it feels

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One day Lord Kṛṣṇa asked His intimate friend Uddhava to take news of Him to Vraja and thus relieve His parents and the gopīs of their misery caused by their separation from Him. Riding on a chariot, Uddhava reached Vraja at sunset.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.46
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gacchaplease go
  2. uddhavaO Uddhava
  3. vrajamto Vraja
  4. saumyaO gentle one
  5. pitroḥto the parents
  6. nauOur
  7. prītimsatisfaction
  8. āvahacarry
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “suffering”, “distress”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “separation”

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 I share Kṛṣṇa’s words with gentleness and care?

Practice

Read this verse aloud, paying attention to Kṛṣṇa’s concern for His parents and the gopīs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServing Through Kṛṣṇa’s MessageThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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