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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 47: The Song of the Bee
10.47.2110.47.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.47.22inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथोद्धवो निशम्यैवं कृष्णदर्शनलालसा: ।

सान्‍त्‍वयन् प्रियसन्देशैर्गोपीरिदमभाषत ॥ २२ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

athoddhavo niśamyaivaṁ

kṛṣṇa-darśana-lālasāḥ

sāntvayan priya-sandeśair

gopīr idam abhāṣata

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having heard this, Uddhava then tried to pacify the gopīs, who were most eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa. He thus began relating to them the message of their beloved.

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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.

Comfort Through the Beloved’s Message

  1. 1

    Uddhava first hears the gopīs, who are most eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He tries to pacify them in their longing for their beloved.

  3. 3

    To comfort them, Uddhava begins relating Kṛṣṇa’s message.

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 47: The Song of the Bee

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Uddhava tried to console the damsels of Vraja, who were so anxious to see Kṛṣṇa once again. Uddhava explained, “While ordinary persons must perform many pious deeds to qualify as servants of Lord Kṛṣṇa, you simple cowherd girls are so extremely fortunate that the Lord has favored you with the very highest degree of pure devotion for Him.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.47
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. athathen
  3. uddhavaḥUddhava
  4. niśamyahaving heard
  5. evamthus
  6. kṛṣṇa-darśanaafter the sight of Kṛṣṇa
  7. lālasāḥwho were hankering
  8. sāntvayanpacifying
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “longing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentively do you listen when hearing about Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside a quiet minute to reread this verse, giving your full attention to Uddhava’s wish to comfort the gopīs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayComfort Through the Beloved’s MessageThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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