> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Thirty-two: The Reunion

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > iti gopyah pragâyantyah

> > pralapantyas' ca citradhâ

> > ruruduh su-svaram râjan

> > krishna-dars'ana-lâlasâh

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus, as related above; gopyah - the gopîs; pragâyantyah - singing forth; pralapantyah - speaking forth; ca - and; citradhâ - in various charming ways; ruruduh - they cried; su- svaram - loudly; râjan - O King; krishna-dars'ana - for the sight of Krishna; lâlasâh - hankering.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: O King, having thus sung and spoken their hearts out in various charming ways, the gopîs began to weep loudly. They were very eager to see Lord Krishna.

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> > TEXT 2

> > tâsâm âvirabhûc chaurih

> > smayamâna-mukhâmbujah

> > pîtâmbara-dharah sragvî

> > sâkshân manmatha-manmathah

> > tâsâm - before them; âvirabhût - He appeared; s'aurih - Lord Krishna; smayamâna - smiling; mukha - His face; ambujah - lotuslike; pîta - yellow; ambara - a garment; dharah - wearing; srak-vî - wearing a flower garland; sâkshât - directly; man-matha - of Cupid (who bewilders the mind); man - of the mind; mathah - the bewilderer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then Lord Krishna, a smile on His lotus face, appeared before the gopîs. Wearing a garland and a yellow garment, He directly appeared as one who can bewilder the mind of Cupid, who himself bewilders the minds of ordinary people.

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> > TEXT 3

> > tam vilokyâgatam preshthham

> > prîty-utphulla-dris'o 'balâh

> > uttasthur yugapat sarvâs

> > tanvah prânam ivâgatam

> > tam - Him; vilokya - seeing; âgatam - returned; preshthham - their dearmost; prîti - out of affection; utphulla - opening wide; dris'ah - their eyes; abalâh - the girls; uttasthuh - they stood up; yugapat - all at once; sarvâh - all of them; tanvah - of the body; prânam - the life air; iva - as; âgatam - returned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the gopîs saw that their dearmost Krishna had returned to them, they all stood up at once, and out of their affection for Him their eyes bloomed wide. It was as if the air of life had reentered their bodies.

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> > TEXT 4

> > kâcit karâmbujam s'aurer

> > jagrihe 'n'jalinâ mudâ

> > kâcid dadhâra tad-bâhum

> > amse candana-bhûshitam

> > kâcit - one of them; kara-ambujam - the lotus hand; s'aureh - of Lord Krishna; jagrihe - seized; an'jalinâ - in her folded palms; mudâ - with joy; kâcit - another; dadhâra - put; tat-bâhum - His arm; amse - on her shoulder; candana - with sandalwood paste; bhûshitam - adorned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî joyfully took Krishna's hand between her folded palms, and another placed His arm, anointed with sandalwood paste, on her shoulder.

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> > TEXT 5

> > kâcid an'jalinâgrihnât

> > tanvî tâmbûla-carvitam

> > ekâ tad-anghri-kamalam

> > santaptâ stanayor adhât

> > kâcit - one; an'jalinâ - with joined hands; agrihnât - took; tanvî - slender; tâmbûla - of betel nut; carvitam - His chewed remnants; ekâ - one; tat - His; anghri - foot; kamalam - lotus; santaptâ - burning; stanayoh - on her breasts; adhât - placed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A slender gopî respectfully took in her joined hands the betel nut He had chewed, and another gopî, burning with desire, put His lotus feet on her breasts.

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> > TEXT 6

> > ekâ bhru-kuthim âbadhya

> > prema-samrambha-vihvalâ

> > ghnantîvaikshat kathâkshepaih

> > sandashtha-das'ana-cchadâ

> > ekâ - one more gopî; bhru-kuthim - her eyebrows; âbadhya - constricting; prema - of her pure love; samrambha - by the fury; vihvalâ - beside herself; ghnantî - injuring; iva - as if; aikshat - she looked; katha - of her sidelong glances; âkshepaih - with the insults; sandashtha - biting; das'ana - of her teeth; chadâ - the covering (her lips).

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî, beside herself with loving anger, bit her lips and stared at Him with frowning eyebrows~ as if to wound Him with her harsh glances.

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> > TEXT 7

> > aparânimishad-drigbhyâm

> > jushânâ tan-mukhâmbujam

> > âpîtam api nâtripyat

> > santas tac-caranam yathâ

> > aparâ - yet another gopî; animishat - unblinking; drigbhyâm - with eyes; jushânâ - relishing; tat - His; mukha-ambujam - lotus face; âpîtam - fully tasted; api - although; na atripyat - She did not become satiated; santah - mystic saints; tat-caranam - His feet; yathâ - as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Another gopî looked with unblinking eyes upon His lotus face, but even after deeply relishing its sweetness She did not feel satiated, just as mystic saints are never satiated when meditating upon the Lord's feet.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tam kâcin netra-randhrena

> > hridi kritvâ nimîlya ca

> > pulakângy upaguhyâste

> > yogîvânanda-samplutâ

> > tam - Him; kâcit - one of them; netra - of her eyes; randhrena - through the aperture; hridi - in her heart; kritvâ - placing; nimîlya - closing; ca - and; pulaka- angî - the hair on her limbs standing on end; upaguhya - embracing; âste - she remained; yogî - a yogî; iva - like; ânanda - in ecstasy; samplutâ - drowned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One gopî took the Lord through the aperture of her eyes and placed Him within her heart. Then, with her eyes closed and her bodily hairs standing on end, she continuously embraced Him within. Thus immersed in transcendental ecstasy, she resembled a yogî meditating upon the Lord.

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> > TEXT 9

> > sarvâs tâh kes'avâloka-

> > paramotsava-nirvritâh

> > jahur viraha-jam tâpam

> > prâjn'am prâpya yathâ janâh

> > sarvâh - all; tâh - those gopîs; kes'ava - of Lord Krishna; âloka - by the sight; parama - supreme; utsava - of festivity; nirvritâh - feeling joy;; jahuh - they gave up; viraha-jam - born of their separation; tâpam - the distress; prâjn'am - a spiritually enlightened person; prâpya - achieving; yathâ - as; janâh - people in general.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the gopîs enjoyed the greatest festivity when they saw their beloved Kes'ava again. They gave up the distress of separation, just as people in general forget their misery when they gain the association of a spiritually enlightened person.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tâbhir vidhûta-s'okâbhir

> > bhagavân acyuto vritah

> > vyarocatâdhikam tâta

> > purushah s'aktibhir yathâ

> > tâbhih - by these gopîs; vidhûta - fully cleansed; s'okâbhih - of their distress; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; acyutah - the infallible Lord; vritah - surrounded; vyarocata - appeared brilliant; adhikam - exceedingly; tâta - my dear (King Parîkchit); purushah - the Supreme Soul; s'aktibhih - with His transcendental potencies; yathâ - as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Encircled by the gopîs, who were now relieved of all distress, Lord Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, shone forth splendidly. My dear King, Krishna thus appeared like the Supersoul encircled by His spiritual potencies.

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> > TEXTS 11 - 12

> > tâh samâdâya kâlindyâ

> > nirvis'ya pulinam vibhuh

> > vikasat-kunda-mandâra

> > surabhy-anila-shathpadam

> > s'arac-candrâms'u-sandoha-

> > dhvasta-doshâ-tamah s'ivam

> > krishnâyâ hasta-taralâ

> > cita-komala-vâlukam

> > tâh - those gopîs; samâdâya - taking; kâlindyâh - of the Yamunâ; nirvis'ya - entering upon; pulinam - the bank; vibhuh - the almighty Supreme Lord; vikasat - blooming; kunda-mandâra - of kunda and mandâra flowers; surabhi - fragrant; anila - with the breeze; sat-padam - with bees;

> > s'arat - autumnal; candra - of the moon; ams'u - of the rays; sandoha - by the abundance; dhvasta - dispelled; doshâ - of the night; tamah - the darkness; s'ivam - auspicious; krishnâyâh - of the river Yamunâ; hasta - like hands; tarala - by her waves; âcita - collected; komala - soft; vâlukam - sand.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The almighty Lord then took the gopîs with Him to the bank of the Kâlindî, who with the hands of her waves had scattered piles of soft sand upon the shore. In that auspicious place the breeze, bearing the fragrance of blooming kunda and mandâra flowers, attracted many bees, and the abundant rays of the autumn moon dispelled the darkness of night.

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> > TEXT 13

> > tad-dars'anâhlâda-vidhûta-hrid-rujo

> > manorathântam s'rutayo yathâ yayuh

> > svair uttarîyaih kuca-kunkumânkitair

> > acîkÿpann âsanam âtma-bandhave

> > tat - Him, Krishna; dars'ana - due to seeing; âhlâda - by the ecstasy; vidhûta - driven away; hrit - in their hearts; rujah - the pain; manah-ratha - of their desires; antam - the ultimate fulfillment; s'rutayah - the revealed scriptures; yathâ - as; yayuh - they attained; svaih - with their own; uttarîyaih - covering garments; kuca - of their breasts; kunkuma - with the vermilion powder; ankitaih - smeared; acîkÿpan - they arranged; âsanam - a seat; âtma - of their souls; bandhave - for the dear friend.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their heartache vanquished by the ecstasy of seeing Krishna, the gopîs, like the personified Vedas before them, felt their desires completely fulfilled. For their dear friend Krishna they arranged a seat with their shawls which were smeared with the kunkuma powder from their breasts.

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> > TEXT 14

> > tatropavishtho bhagavân sa îs'varo

> > yoges'varântar-hridi kalpitâsanah

> > cakâsa gopî-parishad-gato 'rcitas

> > trailokya-lakshmy-eka-padam vapur dadhat

> > tatra - there; upavishthah - seated; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah - He; îs'varah - the ultimate controller; yoga-îs'vara - of the masters of mystic meditation; antah - within; hridi - the hearts; kalpita - arranged; âsanah - His seat; cakâsa - He appeared resplendent; gopî-parishat - in the assembly of the gopîs; gatah - present; arcitah - worshiped; trai-lokya - of the three worlds; lakshmî - of the beauty and other opulences; eka - the exclusive; padam - reservoir; vapuh - His transcendental, personal form; dadhat - exhibiting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for whom the great masters of mystic meditation arrange a seat within their hearts, took His seat in the assembly of gopîs. His transcendental body, the exclusive abode of beauty and opulence within the three worlds, shone brilliantly as the gopîs worshiped Him.

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> > TEXT 15

> > sabhâjayitvâ tam ananga-dîpanam

> > sahâsa-lîlekshana-vibhrama-bhruvâ

> > samspars'anenânka-kritânghri-hastayoh

> > samstutya îshat kupitâ babhâshire

> > sabhâjayitvâ - honoring; tam - Him; ananga - of lusty desires; dîpanam - the inciter; sa-hâsa - smiling; lîlâ - playful; îkshana - with glances; vibhrama - sporting; bhruvâ - with their eyebrows; samspars'anena - with touching; anka - upon their laps; krita - placed; anghri - of His feet; hastayoh - and hands; samstutya - offering praise; îshat - somewhat; kupitâh - angry; babhâshire - they spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Krishna had awakened romantic desires within the gopîs, and they honored Him by glancing at Him with playful smiles, gesturing amorously with their eyebrows, and massaging His hands and feet as they held them in their laps. Even while worshiping Him, however, they felt somewhat angry, and thus they addressed Him as follows.

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> > TEXT 16

> > s'rî-gopya ûcuh

> > bhajato 'nubhajanty eka

> > eka etad-viparyayam

> > nobhayâms' ca bhajanty eka

> > etan no brûhi sâdhu bhoh

> > s'rî-gopyah ûcuh - the gopîs said; bhajatah - to those who respect them; anu - reciprocally; bhajanti - show respect; eke - some; eke - some; etat - to this; viparyayam - the contrary; na ubhayân - with neither; ca - and; bhajanti - reciprocate; eke - some; etat - this; nah - to us; brûhi - speak; sâdhu - properly; bhoh - O dear one.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs said: Some people reciprocate the affection only of those who are affectionate toward them, while others show affection even to those who are indifferent or inimical. And yet others will not show affection toward anyone. Dear Krishna, please properly explain this matter to us.

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> > TEXT 17

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca

> > mitho bhajanti ye sakhyah

> > svârthaikântodyamâ hi te

> > na tatra sauhridam dharmah

> > svârthârtham tad dhi nânyathâ

> > s'rî-bhagavân uvâca- - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mithah - mutually; bhajanti - reciprocate; ye - who; sakhyah - friends; sva- artha - for their own sake; eka-anta - exclusively; udyamâh - whose endeavor; hi - indeed; te - they; na - not; tatra - therein; sauhridam - true friendship; dharmah - true religiosity; sva-artha - of their own benefit; artham - for the sake; tat - that; hi - indeed; na - not; anyathâ - otherwise.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: So-culled friends who show affection for each other only to benefit themselves are actually selfish. They have no true friendship, nor are they following the true principles of religion. Indeed, if they did not expect benefit for themselves, they would not reciprocate.

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> > TEXT 18

> > bhajanty abhajato ye vai

> > karunâh pitarau yathâ

> > dharmo nirapavâdo 'tra

> > sauhridam ca su-madhyamâh

> > bhajanti - they devotedly serve; abhajatah - with those who do not reciprocate with them; ye - those who; vai - indeed; karunâh - merciful; pitarau - parents; yathâ - as; dharmah - religious duty; nirapavâdah - faultless; atra - in this; sauhridam - friendship; ca - and; su-madhyamâh - O slender-waisted ones.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear slender-waisted gopîs, some people are genuinely merciful or, like parents, naturally affectionate. Such persons, who devotedly serve even those who fail to reciprocate with them, are following the true, faultless path of religion, and they are true well-wishers.

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> > TEXT 19

> > bhajato 'pi na vai kecid

> > bhajanty abhajatah kutah

> > âtmârâmâ hy âpta-kâmâ

> > akrita-jn'â guru-druhah

> > bhajatah - with those who are acting favorably; api - even; na - not; vai - certainly; kecit - some; bhajanti - reciprocate; abhajatah - with those who are not acting favorably; kutah - what to speak of; âtma-ârâmâh - the self- satisfied; hi - indeed; âpta-kâmâh - those who have already attained their material desires; akrita-jn'âh - those who are ungrateful; guru-druhah - those who are inimical to superiors.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then there are those individuals who are spiritually self-satisfied, materially fulfilled or by nature ungrateful or simply envious of superiors. Such persons will not love even those who love them, what to speak of those who are inimical.

> > PURPORT

> > Some people, being spiritually self-satisfied, do not reciprocate others' affection because they want to avoid entanglement in mundane dealings. Other persons do not reciprocate simply out of envy or arrogance. And still others fail to reciprocate because they are materially satisfied and thus uninterested in new material opportunities. Lord Krishna patiently explains all these things to the gopîs.

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> > SB 10.32.20

> > TEXT 20

> > nâham tu sakhyo bhajato 'pi jantûn

> > bhajâmy amîshâm anuvritti-vrittaye

> > yathâdhano labdha-dhane vinashthe

> > tac-cintayânyan nibhrito na veda

> > na - do not; aham - I; tu - on the other hand; sakhyah - O friends; bhajatah - worshiping; api - even; jantûn - with living beings; bhajâmi - reciprocate; amîshâm - their; anuvritti - propensity (for pure love); vrittaye - in order to impel; yathâ - just as; adhanah - a poor man; labdha - having obtained; dhane - wealth; vinashthe - and it being lost; tat - of that; cintayâ - with anxious thought; anyat - anything else; nibhritah - filled; na veda - does not know.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But the reason I do not immediately reciprocate the affection of living beings even when they worship Me, O gopîs, is that I want to intensify their loving devotion. They then become like a poor man who has gained some wealth and then lost it, and who thus becomes so anxious about it that he can think of nothing else.

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> > TEXT 21

> > evam mad-arthojjhita-loka-veda

> > svânâm hi vo mayy anuvrittaye 'balâh

> > mayâparoksham bhajatâ tirohitam

> > mâsûyitum mârhatha tat priyam priyâh

> > evam - thus; mat - My; artha - for the sake; ujjhita - having rejected; loka - worldly opinion; veda - the opinion of the Vedas; svânâm - and relatives; hi - indeed; vah - of you; mayi - for Me; anuvrittaye - for the loving propensity; abalâh - My dear girls; mayâ - by Me; aparoksham - removed from your sight; bhajatâ - who is actually reciprocating; tirohitam - the disappearance; mâ - with Me; asûyitum - to be inimical; ma arhatha - you should not; tat - therefore; priyam - with your beloved; priyâh - My dear beloveds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear girls, understanding that simply for My sake you had rejected the authority of worldly opinion, of the Vedas and of your relatives, I acted as I did only to increase your attachment to Me. Even when I removed Myself from your sight by suddenly disappearing, I never stopped loving you. Therefore, My beloved gopîs, please do not harbor any bad feelings toward Me, your beloved.

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> > TEXT 22

> > na pâraye 'ham niravadya-samyujâm

> > sva-sâdhu-krityam vibudhâyushâpi vah

> > yâ mâbhajan durjara-geha-s'rinkhalâh

> > samvris'cya tad vah pratiyâtu sâdhunâ

> > na - not; pâraye - am able to make; aham - I; niravadya-samyujâm - to those who are completely free from deceit; sva-sâdhu-krityam - proper compensation; vibudha- âyushâ - with a lifetime as long as that of the demigods; api - although; vah - to you; yâh - who; mâ - Me; abhajan - have worshiped; durjara - difficult to overcome; geha-s'rinkhalâh - the chains of household life; samvris'cya - cutting; tat - that; vah - of you; pratiyâtu - let it be returned; sâdhunâ - by the good activity itself.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service, even within a lifetime of Brahmâ. Your connection with Me is beyond reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be your compensation.

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