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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
10.47.6410.47.66

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.65

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.47.64inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं निर्गतं समासाद्य नानोपायनपाणय: ।

नन्दादयोऽनुरागेण प्रावोचन्नश्रुलोचना: ॥ ६५ ॥

taṁ nirgataṁ samāsādya

nānopāyana-pāṇayaḥ

nandādayo ’nurāgeṇa

prāvocann aśru-locanāḥ

Translation

As Uddhava was about to leave, Nanda and the others approached him bearing various items of worship. With tears in their eyes they addressed him as follows.

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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.

Affection Beyond Formality

  1. 1

    As Uddhava is about to leave, Nanda and the others approach him with various items of worship.

  2. 2

    They address him with tears in their eyes. Their farewell expresses heartfelt affection.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that their approach was not a formality. They felt spontaneous affection for a dear friend of Kṛṣṇa’s.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out that Nanda and the cowherd men did not approach Uddhava as a formality, but rather out of spontaneous affection for a dear friend of Kṛṣṇa’s.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Finally, Uddhava entreated Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men for permission to go back to Mathurā. Nanda presented him with many gifts and prayed to Uddhava for the ability to always remember 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. tamhim (Uddhava)
  2. nirgatamgone out
  3. samāsādyaapproaching
  4. nānāvarious
  5. upāyanaitems for worship
  6. pāṇayaḥin their hands
  7. nanda-ādayaḥNanda and the others
  8. anurāgeṇawith affection
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “friend”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I honor a devotee, how much of my gesture comes from sincere affection?

Practice

Offer one sincere word of appreciation to someone devoted to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAffection Beyond FormalityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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