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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.65.11-12

मातरं पितरं भ्रातृन् पतीन् पुत्रान् स्वसृनपि ।

यदर्थे जहिम दाशार्ह दुस्त्यजान् स्वजनान् प्रभो ॥ ११ ॥

ता न: सद्य: परित्यज्य गत: सञ्छिन्नसौहृद: ।

कथं नु ताद‍ृशं स्‍त्रीभिर्न श्रद्धीयेत भाषितम् ॥ १२ ॥

mātaraṁ pitaraṁ bhrātṝn

patīn putrān svasṝn api

yad-arthe jahima dāśārha

dustyajān sva-janān prabho

tā naḥ sadyaḥ parityajya

gataḥ sañchinna-sauhṛdaḥ

kathaṁ nu tādṛśaṁ strībhir

na śraddhīyeta bhāṣitam

Translation

“For Kṛṣṇa’s sake, O descendant of Dāśārha, we abandoned our mothers, fathers, brothers, husbands, children and sisters, even though these family relations are difficult to give up. But now, O Lord, that same Kṛṣṇa has suddenly abandoned us and gone away, breaking off all affectionate ties with us. And yet how could any woman fail to trust His promises?

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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.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Gopīs Voice Their Separation

  1. 1

    The gopīs told Balarāma that they had given up even difficult-to-leave family relationships for Kṛṣṇa’s sake.

  2. 2

    They lamented that Kṛṣṇa had suddenly gone away, leaving them feeling that He had broken all affectionate ties.

  3. 3

    Even while voicing this pain, they asked how any woman could fail to trust His promises.

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