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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 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
10.71.3410.71.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.71.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:With pleasing words the Lordsince 10.71.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ऊचु: स्‍त्रिय: पथि निरीक्ष्य मुकुन्दपत्नी-

स्तारा यथोडुपसहा: किमकार्यमूभि: ।

यच्चक्षुषां पुरुषमौलिरुदारहास-

लीलावलोककलयोत्सवमातनोति ॥ ३५ ॥

ūcuḥ striyaḥ pathi nirīkṣya mukunda-patnīs

tārā yathoḍupa-sahāḥ kim akāry amūbhiḥ

yac cakṣuṣāṁ puruṣa-maulir udāra-hāsa

līlāvaloka-kalayotsavam ātanoti

Translation

Observing Lord Mukunda’s wives passing on the road like stars accompanying the moon, the women exclaimed, “What have these ladies done so that the best of men bestows upon their eyes the joy of His generous smiles and playful sidelong glances?”

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Joy of Lord Mukunda’s Glances

  1. 1

    Lord Mukunda’s wives passed along the road like stars accompanying the moon. The women of the city watched them with wonder.

  2. 2

    The women asked what these queens had done to receive such joy from the Lord. Their words expressed admiration for the queens’ relationship with Him.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s generous smiles and playful sidelong glances brought joy to His wives’ eyes. The women recognized how wonderful it was to receive His affectionate attention.

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kuntīdevī then requested Draupadī to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wives. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, gratified King Yudhiṣṭhira by remaining there for some months.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.71
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ūcuḥsaid
  2. striyaḥthe women
  3. pathiupon the road
  4. nirīkṣyaseeing
  5. mukundaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. patnīḥthe wives
  7. tārāḥstars
  8. yathālike
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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

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

What do the women’s words help me appreciate about Lord Mukunda’s affectionate presence?

Practice

Reread the women’s question slowly, reflecting on the joy of the Lord’s smiles and glances.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Joy of Lord Mukunda’s GlancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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