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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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
10.48.410.48.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.48.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सा मज्जनालेपदुकूलभूषण-

स्रग्गन्धताम्बूलसुधासवादिभि: ।

प्रसाधितात्मोपससार माधवं

सव्रीडलीलोत्स्मितविभ्रमेक्षितै: ॥ ५ ॥

sā majjanālepa-dukūla-bhūṣaṇa

srag-gandha-tāmbūla-sudhāsavādibhiḥ

prasādhitātmopasasāra mādhavaṁ

sa-vrīḍa-līlotsmita-vibhramekṣitaiḥ

Translation

Trivakrā prepared herself by bathing, anointing her body, and dressing in fine garments, by putting on jewelry, garlands and perfume, and also by chewing betel nut, drinking fragrant liquor, and so on. She then approached Lord Mādhava with shy, playful smiles and coquettish glances.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Trivakrā Prepares to Approach the Lord

  1. 1

    Trivakrā bathed, anointed her body and dressed in fine garments, jewelry, garlands and perfume.

  2. 2

    Her preparations also included chewing betel nut and drinking fragrant liquor. She approached Lord Mādhava with shy, playful smiles and alluring glances.

  3. 3

    The purport observes that the ways a woman prepares for sexual enjoyment have not changed in thousands of years.

Key points from the purport
  • It is clear from this verse that the ways a woman prepares for sexual enjoyment have not changed in thousands of years.

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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then she approached Him. Kṛṣṇa invited Trivakrā to the bed and began to enjoy with her in various ways.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.48
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sāshe, Trivakrā
  2. majjanaby bathing
  3. ālepaanointing
  4. dukūladressing in fine garments
  5. bhūṣaṇawith ornaments
  6. srakgarlands
  7. gandhaperfume
  8. tāmbūlabetel nut
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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

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do Trivakrā’s preparations reveal about her intention in approaching the Lord?

Practice

Pause before worship today and honestly notice what you hope to receive from the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.48's connections

Live this todayTrivakrā Prepares to Approach the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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