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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 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha
10.62.1010.62.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Bāṇāsurasince 10.62.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सा तत्र तमपश्यन्ती क्व‍ासि कान्तेति वादिनी ।

सखीनां मध्य उत्तस्थौ विह्वला व्रीडिता भृशम् ॥ ११ ॥

sā tatra tam apaśyantī

kvāsi kānteti vādinī

sakhīnāṁ madhya uttasthau

vihvalā vrīḍitā bhṛśam

Translation

Losing sight of Him in her dream, Ūṣā suddenly sat up in the midst of her girlfriends, crying out “Where are You, my lover?” She was greatly disturbed and embarrassed.

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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.

Ūṣā’s Attachment Brings Distress and Embarrassment

  1. 1

    Losing sight of her beloved in the dream, Ūṣā suddenly sat up and called out for Him.

  2. 2

    Coming to her senses, she remembered that her girlfriends surrounded her. She felt very embarrassed to have cried out.

  3. 3

    At the same time, attachment to the beloved man in her dream disturbed her.

Key points from the purport
  • Coming to her senses and remembering that she was surrounded by her girlfriends, Ūṣā was naturally very embarrassed to have cried out in that way.
  • At the same time she was disturbed by attachment to the beloved man who had appeared in her dream.

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

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

She suddenly awoke, speaking aloud to Him in a state of agitation, but when she noticed her maidservants around her, she felt embarrassed. Ūṣā’s companion Citralekhā asked her who she had been addressing, and Ūṣā told her everything.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.62
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sāshe
  2. tatrathere (in her dream)
  3. tamHim
  4. apaśyantīnot seeing
  5. kvawhere
  6. asiare You
  7. kāntamy lover
  8. itithus
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “crying”, “cried”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “lover”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “attachment”

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 can strong attachment affect both your feelings and your words?

Practice

Today, pause before speaking when a strong feeling arises, and notice how it is affecting you.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŪṣā’s Attachment Brings Distress and EmbarrassmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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