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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
10.47.310.47.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The gopīssince 10.47.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जानीमस्त्वां यदुपते: पार्षदं समुपागतम् ।

भर्त्रेह प्रेषित: पित्रोर्भवान् प्रियचिकीर्षया ॥ ४ ॥

jānīmas tvāṁ yadu-pateḥ

pārṣadaṁ samupāgatam

bhartreha preṣitaḥ pitror

bhavān priya-cikīrṣayā

Translation

[The gopīs said:] We know that you are the personal servant of Kṛṣṇa, the chief of the Yadus, and that you have come here on the order of your good master, who desires to give pleasure to His parents.

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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.

Serving According to Kṛṣṇa’s Order

  1. 1

    The gopīs recognized Uddhava as the personal servant of Kṛṣṇa, the chief of the Yadus.

  2. 2

    They understood that Uddhava had come on his master’s order.

  3. 3

    They said that Kṛṣṇa had sent him because He desired to give pleasure to His parents.

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:

This chapter describes how Uddhava, on the order of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, delivered the Lord’s message to the gopīs, consoled them and then returned to Mathurā. When the young maidens of Vraja saw lotus-eyed Uddhava, who wore a yellow garment and attractive earrings, they were astonished at how much he resembled Kṛṣṇa.
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. jānīmaḥwe know
  2. tvāmyou
  3. yadu-pateḥof the chief of the Yadus
  4. pārṣadamthe personal associate
  5. samupāgatamarrived here
  6. bhartrāby your master
  7. ihahere
  8. preṣitaḥsent
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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

How does Uddhava’s role help me understand service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before one small act of devotional service today, pause and remember Uddhava serving on Kṛṣṇa’s order.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServing According to Kṛṣṇa’s OrderThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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