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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.5

Who is speaking and story frame

अन्यथा गोव्रजे तस्य स्मरणीयं न चक्ष्महे ।

स्‍नेहानुबन्धो बन्धूनां मुनेरपि सुदुस्त्यज: ॥ ५ ॥

anyathā go-vraje tasya

smaraṇīyaṁ na cakṣmahe

snehānubandho bandhūnāṁ

muner api su-dustyajaḥ

Translation

We see nothing else He might consider worth remembering in these cow pastures of Vraja. Indeed, the bonds of affection for one’s family members are difficult to break, even for a sage.

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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.

The Strength of Family Affection

  1. 1

    The gopīs said they saw nothing else in Vraja’s cow pastures that Kṛṣṇa might consider worth remembering.

  2. 2

    Their words emphasized the strong bonds of affection for family members.

  3. 3

    They observed that these bonds are difficult to break even for a sage.

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:

Imagining the bee to be a messenger from Him, She said, “Just as bees wander among various flowers, Śrī Kṛṣṇa has abandoned the young girls of Vraja and developed affection for other women.” The gopī continued to speak in this way, contrasting Her own supposed ill fortune to Her rival lovers’ good fortune, all the while glorifying the names, forms, qualities and pastimes of Lord 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. anyathāotherwise
  2. go-vrajein the cow pasture
  3. tasyafor Him
  4. smaraṇīyamthat which is worth remembering
  5. na cakṣmahewe do not see
  6. snehaof affection
  7. anubandhaḥthe attachment
  8. bandhūnāmto relatives
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do the gopīs’ words reveal about the strength of family affection?

Practice

Spend a minute reflecting on the phrase “bonds of affection” and how strongly family ties hold the heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Strength of Family AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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