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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
10.48.810.48.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.9

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Trivakrāsince 10.48.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सहोष्यतामिह प्रेष्ठ दिनानि कतिचिन्मया ।

रमस्व नोत्सहे त्यक्तुं सङ्गं तेऽम्बुरुहेक्षण ॥ ९ ॥

sahoṣyatām iha preṣṭha

dināni katicin mayā

ramasva notsahe tyaktuṁ

saṅgaṁ te ’mburuhekṣaṇa

Translation

[Trivakrā said:] O beloved, please stay here with me for a few days more and enjoy. I cannot bear to give up Your association, O lotus-eyed one!

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.

Spiritual Beauty Leads to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness

  1. 1

    Trivakrā asked Kṛṣṇa to stay with her for a few more days because she could not bear to give up His association.

  2. 2

    She addressed Him as the lotus-eyed one. Kṛṣṇa is the source and embodiment of all beauty, and His beauty is spiritual and pure.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s intention was not to gratify Himself with Trivakrā. He wanted to bring her to pure spiritual existence, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Key points from the purport
  • The word ambu means “water,” and ruha means “rising.”
  • Thus amburuha means “the lotus flower, which rises up from the water.”
  • However, the Lord’s beauty is spiritual and pure, and His intention was not to gratify Himself with Trivakrā but rather to bring her to the point of pure spiritual existence, Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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:

Kṛṣṇa invited Trivakrā to the bed and began to enjoy with her in various ways. By embracing Lord Kṛṣṇa, Trivakrā freed herself of the torment of lust.
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. sahatogether
  2. uṣyatāmplease stay
  3. ihahere
  4. preṣṭhaO beloved
  5. dinānidays
  6. katicitsome
  7. mayāwith me
  8. ramasvaplease take pleasure
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “give up”

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

How does Kṛṣṇa’s pure intention deepen your understanding of His dealings with Trivakrā?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to the lotus-eyed Lord for greater Kṛṣṇa consciousness and a desire to serve Him.

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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 todaySpiritual Beauty Leads to Kṛṣṇa ConsciousnessThis 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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