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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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

10.46.43 10.46.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.46.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं निशा सा ब्रुवतोर्व्यतीता

नन्दस्य कृष्णानुचरस्य राजन् ।

गोप्य: समुत्थाय निरूप्य दीपान्

वास्तून् समभ्यर्च्य दधीन्यमन्थन् ॥ ४४ ॥

evaṁ niśā sā bruvator vyatītā

nandasya kṛṣṇānucarasya rājan

gopyaḥ samutthāya nirūpya dīpān

vāstūn samabhyarcya daudhīny amanthun

Translation

While Kṛṣṇa’s messenger continued speaking with Nanda, the night ended, O King. The women of the cowherd village rose from bed and, lighting lamps, worshiped their household deities. Then they began churning the yogurt into butter.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Worship Before Daily Work

1
The night ended while Kṛṣṇa’s messenger continued speaking with Nanda.
2
The women of the cowherd village rose from bed, lit lamps and worshiped their household deities.
3
After worshiping, they began churning yogurt into butter.

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

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then the cowherd women performed their morning worship and began churning butter, singing the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as they busily pulled the churning ropes. The sounds of churning and singing reverberated into the sky, cleansing the world of all inauspiciousness.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.46

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

evamin this way
niśāthe night
sāthat
bruvatoḥas they were both speaking
vyatītāwas finished
nandasyaNanda Mahārāja
kṛṣṇa-anucarasyaand the servant of Kṛṣṇa (Uddhava)
rājanO King (Parīkṣit)

Key ideas in this verse

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

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “worshiped”
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “household”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What place does worship have before your daily responsibilities?

Practice

Set aside a brief moment for worship today before beginning a household task.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Before Daily WorkThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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