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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.4010.82.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.82.41inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अपि स्मरथ न: सख्य: स्वानामर्थचिकीर्षया ।

गतांश्चिरायिताञ्छत्रुपक्षक्षपणचेतस: ॥ ४१ ॥

api smaratha naḥ sakhyaḥ

svānām artha-cikīrṣayā

gatāṁś cirāyitāñ chatru-

pakṣa-kṣapaṇa-cetasaḥ

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear girlfriends, do you still remember Me? It was for My relatives’ sake that I stayed away so long, intent on destroying My enemies.

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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.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa During His Absence

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa affectionately addressed the gopīs as His dear girlfriends.

  2. 2

    He asked whether they still remembered Him after His long absence.

  3. 3

    He explained that He had stayed away for His relatives’ sake, intent on destroying His enemies.

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:

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. Having been at long last reunited with Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs prayed simply to have His lotus feet manifested in their hearts.
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. apiwhether
  2. smarathayou remember
  3. naḥUs
  4. sakhyaḥgirlfriends
  5. svānāmof dear ones
  6. arthathe purposes
  7. cikīrṣayāwith the desire of executing
  8. gatāngone away
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

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

    In this verse: “absence”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How would you respond in your heart to Kṛṣṇa’s question, “Do you still remember Me?”

Practice

Pause once today and deliberately turn your thoughts toward Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering Kṛṣṇa During His AbsenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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