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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 56: The Syamantaka Jewel
10.56.3210.56.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.56.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अद‍ृष्ट्वा निर्गमं शौरे: प्रविष्टस्य बिलं जना: ।

प्रतीक्ष्य द्वादशाहानि दु:खिता: स्वपुरं ययु: ॥ ३३ ॥

adṛṣṭvā nirgamaṁ śaureḥ

praviṣṭasya bilaṁ janāḥ

pratīkṣya dvādaśāhāni

duḥkhitāḥ sva-puraṁ yayuḥ

Translation

After Lord Śauri had entered the cave, the people of Dvārakā who had accompanied Him had waited twelve days without seeing Him come out again. Finally they had given up and returned to their city in great sorrow.

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Waiting for the Lord

  1. 1

    The people of Dvārakā had accompanied Lord Śauri to the cave.

  2. 2

    After He entered, they waited twelve days without seeing Him come out.

  3. 3

    Finally they gave up waiting and returned to their city in great sorrow. His absence mattered deeply to them.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Meanwhile Lord Kṛṣṇa’s companions, having waited twelve days for Kṛṣṇa to come out of the cave, returned to Dvārakā despondent. All of Kṛṣṇa’s friends and family members became extremely sorrowful and began regularly worshiping Goddess Durgā to assure the Lord’s safe return.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.56
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. adṛṣṭvānot seeing
  2. nirgamamthe exit
  3. śaureḥof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  4. praviṣṭasyawho had gone inside
  5. bilamthe cave
  6. janaḥthe people
  7. pratīkṣyaafter waiting
  8. dvādaśatwelve
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “gave up”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “absence”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the citizens’ long wait show me about their attachment to the Lord?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the citizens’ longing to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWaiting for the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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