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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 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.3910.82.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.40

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

भगवांस्तास्तथाभूता विविक्त उपसङ्गत: ।

आश्लिष्यानामयं पृष्ट्वा प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥ ४० ॥

bhagavāṁs tās tathā-bhūtā

vivikta upasaṅgataḥ

āśliṣyānāmayaṁ pṛṣṭvā

prahasann idam abravīt

Translation

The Supreme Lord approached the gopīs in a secluded place as they stood in their ecstatic trance. After embracing each of them and inquiring about their well-being, He laughed and spoke 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.

Kṛṣṇa Tenderly Comforts the Gopīs

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord approached the gopīs in a secluded place while they stood in ecstatic trance.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself by His vibhūti-śakti to embrace each gopī individually, waking each from her trance.

  3. 3

    He asked whether their pain of separation was now relieved. His laughter helped lighten their spirits.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself by His vibhūti-śakti to embrace each of the gopīs individually, thus waking each of them from her trance.
  • He inquired, “Are you now relieved of your pain of separation?” and laughed to help lighten their spirits.

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:

Then the Supreme Lord approached the young cowherd girls in a secluded place. He consoled them by pointing out that He is all-pervasive, being the source of all energies, and thus He implied that they could never be separated from Him.
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. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  2. tāḥthem
  3. tathā-bhūtāḥbeing in such a state
  4. viviktein a secluded place
  5. upasaṅgataḥgoing up to
  6. āśliṣyaembracing
  7. anāmayamhealth
  8. pṛṣṭvāasking about
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “ecstatic”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “inquiring”

  • 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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s personal care for each gopī help you appreciate about Him?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s tender concern for the gopīs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Tenderly Comforts the GopīsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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