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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.47.50 10.47.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.51

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

गत्या ललितयोदारहासलीलावलोकनै: ।

माध्व्या गिरा हृतधिय: कथं तं विस्मरामहे ॥ ५१ ॥

gatyā lalitayodāra-

hāsa-līlāvalokanaiḥ

mādhvyā girā hṛta-dhiyaḥ

kathaṁ taṁ vismarāma he

Translation

O Uddhava, how can we forget Him when our hearts have been stolen away by the charming way He walks, His generous smile and playful glances, and His honeylike words?

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Charm Captures the Heart

1
The gopīs tell Uddhava that Kṛṣṇa has stolen their hearts by His charming way of walking.
2
His generous smile and playful glances remain deeply present in their hearts.
3
His honeylike words make forgetting Him impossible for them. Their remembrance is filled with love.

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

Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By all these our hearts have been stolen away.” Having said this, the gopīs loudly chanted Lord Kṛṣṇa’s names, calling out, “O Govinda, please come and destroy our suffering!”

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.47

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

gatyāby His gait
lalitayācharming
udārawith generous
hāsasmiles
līlāplayful
avalokanaiḥby His glances
mādhvyāhoneylike
girāby His words

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
Prema · Transcendental love
The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.47
In this verse: “love”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of Kṛṣṇa’s qualities described here draws your heart toward Him?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s generous smile and honeylike words.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Charm Captures the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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