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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.47.6110.47.63

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.62

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.47.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

या वै श्रियार्चितमजादिभिराप्तकामै-

र्योगेश्वरैरपि यदात्मनि रासगोष्ठ्याम् ।

कृष्णस्य तद् भगवत: चरणारविन्दं

न्यस्तं स्तनेषु विजहु: परिरभ्य तापम् ॥ ६२ ॥

yā vai śriyārcitam ajādibhir āpta-kāmair

yogeśvarair api yad ātmani rāsa-goṣṭhyām

kṛṣṇasya tad bhagavataḥ caraṇāravindaṁ

nyastaṁ staneṣu vijahuḥ parirabhya tāpam

Translation

The goddess of fortune herself, along with Lord Brahmā and all the other demigods, who are masters of yogic perfection, can worship the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa only within her mind. But during the rāsa dance Lord Kṛṣṇa placed His feet upon these gopīs’ breasts, and by embracing those feet the gopīs gave up all distress.

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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 Gopīs’ Extraordinary Closeness to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The goddess of fortune, Lord Brahmā and the other demigods worship Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet within the mind. Even these masters of yogic perfection do not receive the closeness described here.

  2. 2

    During the rāsa dance, Lord Kṛṣṇa placed His feet upon the gopīs’ breasts.

  3. 3

    By embracing His feet, the gopīs gave up all distress. The verse reveals their extraordinary closeness to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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. yāḥwho (the gopīs)
  2. vaiindeed
  3. śriyāby the goddess of fortune
  4. arcitamworshiped
  5. ajaby unborn Brahmā
  6. ādibhiḥand other demigods
  7. āpta-kāmaiḥwho have already realized all desires
  8. yoga-īśvaraiḥmasters of mystic power
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “distress”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

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

    In this verse: “gave up”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention to the blessing the gopīs received?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and the gopīs’ loving embrace of them.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Gopīs’ Extraordinary Closeness to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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