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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.3110.82.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.32

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं द‍ृष्ट्वा वृष्णयो हृष्टास्तन्व: प्राणमिवोत्थिता: ।

परिषस्वजिरे गाढं चिरदर्शनकातरा: ॥ ३२ ॥

taṁ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣṇayo hṛṣṭās

tanvaḥ prāṇam ivotthitāḥ

pariṣasvajire gāḍhaṁ

cira-darśana-kātarāḥ

Translation

Seeing Nanda, the Vṛṣṇis were delighted and stood up like dead bodies coming back to life. Having felt much distress at not seeing him for so long, they held him in a tight embrace.

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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.

A Loving Reunion Brings New Life

  1. 1

    The Vṛṣṇis were delighted to see Nanda. They rose like dead bodies coming back to life.

  2. 2

    Their long separation from him had caused them much distress. Their response shows how deeply they had missed him.

  3. 3

    They held Nanda in a tight embrace. Their joy found expression in a warm welcome.

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:

Seeing Nanda Mahārāja, the Yādavas were delighted, and each of them embraced him tightly. Vasudeva also embraced Nanda with great joy and remembered how, when Vasudeva was tormented by Kaṁsa, Nanda had taken his sons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, under his protection.
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. tamhim, Nanda
  2. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  3. vṛṣṇayaḥthe Vṛṣṇis
  4. hṛṣṭāḥdelighted
  5. tanvaḥliving bodies
  6. prāṇamtheir vital air
  7. ivaas if
  8. utthitāḥrising
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

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

    In this verse: “distress”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “separation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I let those I have missed know how glad I am to see them?

Practice

Give a warm, attentive welcome to someone you have not seen for some time.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Loving Reunion Brings New LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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