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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
10.46.4710.46.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.48

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

अक्रूर आगत: किं वा य: कंसस्यार्थसाधक: ।

येन नीतो मधुपुरीं कृष्ण: कमललोचन: ॥ ४८ ॥

akrūra āgataḥ kiṁ vā

yaḥ kaṁsasyārtha-sādhakaḥ

yena nīto madhu-purīṁ

kṛṣṇaḥ kamala-locanaḥ

Translation

“Perhaps Akrūra has returned — he who fulfilled Kaṁsa’s desire by taking lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Separation From Kṛṣṇa Stirs Angry Words

  1. 1

    The gopīs wondered whether Akrūra had returned.

  2. 2

    They remembered that he had fulfilled Kaṁsa’s desire by taking lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that the gopīs spoke these words angrily.

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:

When the sun rose, the gopīs saw Uddhava’s chariot at the edge of the cowherd village, and they thought that Akrūra might have returned. But just then Uddhava finished his morning duties and presented himself before them.
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. akrūraḥAkrūra
  2. āgataḥhas come
  3. kim vāperhaps
  4. yaḥwho
  5. kaṁsasyaof King Kaṁsa
  6. arthaof the purpose
  7. sādhakaḥthe executor
  8. yenaby whom
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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

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

What does the gopīs’ anger reveal about how deeply they wanted Kṛṣṇa’s presence?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa and reflecting on the gopīs’ longing for Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeparation From Kṛṣṇa Stirs Angry WordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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