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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
10.47.3710.47.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.38

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.47.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं प्रियतमादिष्टमाकर्ण्य व्रजयोषित: ।

ता ऊचुरुद्धवं प्रीतास्तत्सन्देशागतस्मृती: ॥ ३८ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ priyatamādiṣṭam

ākarṇya vraja-yoṣitaḥ

tā ūcur uddhavaṁ prītās

tat-sandeśāgata-smṛtīḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The women of Vraja were pleased to hear this message from their dearmost Kṛṣṇa. His words having revived their memory, they addressed Uddhava as follows.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Message Revives Loving Memory

  1. 1

    The women of Vraja heard the message from their dearmost Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    His message pleased them and revived their memory.

  3. 3

    After hearing His words, they addressed Uddhava. Their response followed attentive hearing of 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:

The gopīs then asked Uddhava, “Is Kṛṣṇa happy now that Kaṁsa is dead and He can enjoy the company of His family members and the women of Mathurā? Does He still remember all the pastimes He enjoyed with us, such as the rāsa dance?
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. evamin this fashion
  3. priya-tamagiven by their beloved (Kṛṣṇa)
  4. ādiṣṭamthe instructions
  5. ākarṇyahearing
  6. vraja-yoṣitaḥthe women of Vraja
  7. tāḥthey
  8. ūcuḥsaid
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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: “hearing”, “heard”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does attentive hearing of Kṛṣṇa’s words affect your remembrance of Him?

Practice

Read this translation slowly today, then pause to remember Kṛṣṇa before moving on.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Message Revives Loving MemoryThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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