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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
10.47.2710.47.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.47.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रूयतां प्रियसन्देशो भवतीनां सुखावह: ।

यमादायागतो भद्रा अहं भर्तू रहस्कर: ॥ २८ ॥

śrūyatāṁ priya-sandeśo

bhavatīnāṁ sukhāvahaḥ

yam ādāyāgato bhadrā

ahaṁ bhartū rahas-karaḥ

Translation

My good ladies, now please hear your beloved’s message, which I, the confidential servant of my master, have come here to bring you.

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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.

Hear the Message Through a Faithful Servant

  1. 1

    Uddhava respectfully asks the gopīs to hear their beloved’s message.

  2. 2

    He identifies himself as the confidential servant of his master.

  3. 3

    He has come to bring them that message, placing his service to his master at the center of his task.

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:

After all, when a woman’s beloved is far away, she fixes her mind upon him constantly. By incessantly remembering Me, you are sure to regain My association without delay.’”
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. śrūyatāmplease hear
  2. priyaof your beloved
  3. sandeśaḥthe message
  4. bhavatīnāmfor you
  5. sukhahappiness
  6. āvahaḥbringing
  7. yamwhich
  8. ādāyacarrying
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Uddhava’s readiness to serve by faithfully carrying his master’s message?

Practice

Read this verse slowly, then pause with the intention to hear the beloved Lord’s message attentively.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear the Message Through a Faithful ServantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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