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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.82.12-13

Who is speaking and story frame

तत्रागतांस्ते दद‍ृशु: सुहृत्सम्बन्धिनो नृपान् ।

मत्स्योशीनरकौशल्यविदर्भकुरुसृञ्जयान् ।

काम्बोजकैकयान् मद्रान् कुन्तीनानर्तकेरलान् ॥ १२ ॥

अन्यांश्चैवात्मपक्षीयान् परांश्च शतशो नृप ।

नन्दादीन्सुहृदो गोपान्गोपीश्चोत्कण्ठिताश्चिरम् ॥ १३ ॥

tatrāgatāṁs te dadṛśuḥ

suhṛt-sambandhino nṛpān

matsyośīnara-kauśalya-

vidarbha-kuru-sṛñjayān

kāmboja-kaikayān madrān

kuntīn ānarta-keralān

anyāṁś caivātma-pakṣīyān

parāṁś ca śataśo nṛpa

nandādīn suhṛdo gopān

gopīś cotkaṇṭhitāś ciram

Translation

The Yādavas saw that many of the kings who had arrived were old friends and relatives — the Matsyas, Uśīnaras, Kauśalyas, Vidarbhas, Kurus, Sṛñjayas, Kāmbojas, Kaikayas, Madras, Kuntīs and the kings of Ānarta and Kerala. They also saw many hundreds of other kings, both allies and adversaries. In addition, my dear King Parīkṣit, they saw their dear friends Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd men and women, who had been suffering in anxiety for so long.

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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.

Dear Friends Gather After Long Anxiety

  1. 1

    The Yādavas recognized many arriving kings as old friends and relatives. The gathering brought together people from many kingdoms.

  2. 2

    Hundreds of other kings were also present, including both allies and adversaries. Not everyone gathered there had the same relationship with the Yādavas.

  3. 3

    The Yādavas also saw their dear friends Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd men and women. These friends had been suffering in anxiety for a long time.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After the Yadus had bathed and performed other obligatory rituals, they noticed that kings of Matsya, Uśīnara and other places had also come, as well as Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd community of Vraja, who were always feeling the intense anxiety of separation from Kṛṣṇa. The Yādavas, overjoyed to see all these old friends, embraced them one by one as they shed tears of happiness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.82
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tatrathere
  2. āgatānarrived
  3. tethey (the Yādavas)
  4. dadṛśuḥsaw
  5. suhṛtfriends
  6. sambandhinaḥand relatives
  7. nṛpānkings
  8. matsya-uśīnara-kauśalya-vidarbha-kuru-sṛñjayānthe Matsyas, Uśīnaras, Kauśalyas, Vidarbhas, Kurus and Sṛñjayas
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “kings”, “kingdoms”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “suffering”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “friends”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the mention of their friends’ long anxiety help me notice about this reunion?

Practice

Take a moment today to ask a dear friend how they are doing, and listen attentively.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDear Friends Gather After Long AnxietyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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