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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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  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
10.82.3510.82.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.36

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

रोहिणी देवकी चाथ परिष्वज्य व्रजेश्वरीम् ।

स्मरन्त्यौ तत्कृतां मैत्रीं बाष्पकण्ठ्यौ समूचतु: ॥ ३६ ॥

rohiṇī devakī cātha

pariṣvajya vrajeśvarīm

smarantyau tat-kṛtāṁ maitrīṁ

bāṣpa-kaṇṭhyau samūcatuḥ

Translation

Then Rohiṇī and Devakī both embraced the Queen of Vraja, remembering the faithful friendship she had shown them. Their throats choking with tears, they addressed her as follows.

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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.

Remembering Faithful Friendship

  1. 1

    Rohiṇī and Devakī embraced Yaśodā, the Queen of Vraja. They remembered the faithful friendship she had shown them.

  2. 2

    Their throats were choked with tears as they began to speak. Their remembrance of friendship was deeply affectionate.

  3. 3

    Vasudeva had invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus. Rohiṇī and Devakī took this opportunity to speak with Yaśodā.

Key points from the purport
  • At this time, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Śrī Vasudeva invited Nanda outside to meet Ugrasena and the other elder Yadus.
  • Taking this opportunity, Rohiṇī and Devakī talked with Queen Yaśodā.

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

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:

Rohiṇī and Devakī both embraced Yaśodā and, remembering the great friendship she had shown them, told her that the kindness she had done by raising and supporting Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma could not be repaid even with the wealth of Indra. Then the Supreme Lord approached the young cowherd girls in a secluded place.
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. rohiṇīRohiṇī
  2. devakīDevakī
  3. caand
  4. athanext
  5. pariṣvajyaembracing
  6. vraja-īśvarīmthe Queen of Vraja (Yaśodā)
  7. smarantyauremembering
  8. tatby her
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

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

    In this verse: “friendship”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Whose faithful friendship do I want to acknowledge more personally?

Practice

Take a moment today to tell a faithful friend one kindness you remember.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering Faithful FriendshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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