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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.47.2510.47.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.26

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.47.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्‍ट्या पुत्रान्पतीन्देहान् स्वजनान्भवनानि च ।

हित्वावृणीत यूयं यत् कृष्णाख्यं पुरुषं परम् ॥ २६ ॥

diṣṭyā putrān patīn dehān

sva-janān bhavanāni ca

hitvāvṛnīta yūyaṁ yat

kṛṣṇākhyaṁ puruṣaṁ param

Translation

By your great fortune you have left your sons, husbands, bodily comforts, relatives and homes in favor of the supreme male, who is known as Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Give Up Possessiveness, Give Kṛṣṇa Your Heart

  1. 1

    The gopīs chose Kṛṣṇa, the supreme male, over possessiveness toward family, homes and bodily comforts.

  2. 2

    They remained in Vṛndāvana with their families. Their renunciation was the complete abandonment of the egoistical sense of possession, not simply leaving their houses.

  3. 3

    Rather than trying to enjoy these relationships for themselves, they gave their whole heart and mind to the Supreme Lord. Following their example, we should love Him with all our heart, soul and might.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the gopīs gave up their sense of possessiveness toward these objects.
  • However, unlike ordinary persons, they entirely renounced the egoistical sense of possession of sons, husbands and so on.
  • Following the example of the gopīs, we should love the Supreme Lord with all of our heart, soul and might.

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

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:

Quoting Lord Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava said, “I am the Supreme Soul and supreme shelter of all. By My potencies I create, maintain and destroy the cosmos.
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. diṣṭyāby good fortune
  2. putrānsons
  3. patīnhusbands
  4. dehānbodies
  5. sva-janānrelatives
  6. bhavanānihomes
  7. caand
  8. hitvāleaving
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “favor”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where could you loosen your sense of possession while giving more of your heart to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Notice one thought of “this is mine” today, and pause to renew your wish to give your heart and mind to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGive Up Possessiveness, Give Kṛṣṇa Your HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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