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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
10.47.4710.47.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.48

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The gopīssince 10.47.39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

क उत्सहेत सन्त्यक्तुमुत्तम:श्लोकसंविदम् ।

अनिच्छतोऽपि यस्य श्रीरङ्गान्न च्यवते क्व‍‍चित् ॥ ४८ ॥

ka utsaheta santyaktum

uttamaḥśloka-saṁvidam

anicchato ’pi yasya śrīr

aṅgān na cyavate kvacit

Translation

Who can bear to give up intimate talks with Lord Uttamaḥśloka? Although He shows no interest in her, Goddess Śrī never moves from her place on His chest.

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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.

Unable to Give Up His Association

  1. 1

    The speaker asks who could bear to give up intimate talks with Lord Uttamaḥśloka.

  2. 2

    Goddess Śrī never leaves her place on His chest.

  3. 3

    She remains there even though He shows no interest in her. The verse presents her unwavering attachment to His association.

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 goddess of fortune herself, who always resides on Kṛṣṇa’s chest, could not get the same mercy as that which the gopīs obtained during the rāsa dance, when Kṛṣṇa embraced their necks with His mighty arms. What, then, to speak of other women!
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. kaḥwho
  2. utsahetacan bear
  3. santyaktumto give up
  4. uttamaḥślokawith Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. saṁvidamintimate talks
  6. anicchataḥnot wanted
  7. apieven though
  8. yasyawhose
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “give up”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “attachment”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Goddess Śrī’s remaining with the Lord teach you about steadfast devotion?

Practice

Take a quiet minute today to address the Lord in a heartfelt prayer.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayUnable to Give Up His AssociationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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