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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 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.110.65.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.65.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

परिष्वक्तश्चिरोत्कण्ठैर्गोपैर्गोपीभिरेव च ।

रामोऽभिवाद्य पितरावाशीर्भिरभिनन्दित: ॥ २ ॥

pariṣvaktaś cirotkaṇṭhair

gopair gopībhir eva ca

rāmo ’bhivādya pitarāv

āśīrbhir abhinanditaḥ

Translation

Having long suffered the anxiety of separation, the cowherd men and their wives embraced Lord Balarāma. The Lord then offered respects to His parents, and they joyfully greeted Him with prayers.

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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.

Eternal Bliss Responds to Devotees’ Pain

  1. 1

    After long suffering in separation, the cowherd men and women embraced Lord Balarāma.

  2. 2

    Balarāma offered respects to His parents, who joyfully greeted Him with prayers.

  3. 3

    Although He is the original personality of eternal bliss, Nityānanda, Balarāma felt pained by His love for the residents of Vraja. He went to see them even at the cost of leaving Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives the following verse regarding this situation:
  • Although He is the original personality of eternal bliss, Nityānanda, He felt pained by His love for the residents of Vraja, and thus He went to see them, even at the cost of leaving Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

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 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When He arrived there, the elder gopīs and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s parents, Nanda and Yaśodā, who had all been in great anxiety for a long time, embraced Him and blessed Him. Lord Balarāma offered appropriate respects and greetings to each of His worshipable elders according to age, friendship and family relation.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pariṣvaktaḥembraced
  2. cirafor a long time
  3. utkaṇṭhaiḥwho had been in anxiety
  4. gopaiḥby the cowherd men
  5. gopībhiḥby the cowherd women
  6. evaindeed
  7. caalso
  8. rāmaḥLord Balarāma
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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 10.65

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.65

    In this verse: “love”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.65

    In this verse: “suffering”

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 Balarāma’s response to the residents’ sorrow deepen your appreciation of Him?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to glorify Lord Balarāma for His loving care.

Live this todayEternal Bliss Responds to Devotees’ PainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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