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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.20.32

एवं निवसतोस्तस्मिन् रामकेशवयोर्व्रजे । शरत्समभवद् व्यभ्रा स्वच्छाम्ब्वपरुषानिला ॥ ३२ ॥
evaṁ nivasatos tasmin
[evam nivasatos tasmin]
rāma-keśavayor vraje
[raama-keshavayor vraje]
śarat samabhavad vyabhrā
[sharat samabhavad vyabhraa]
svacchāmbv-aparuṣānilā
[svachchaambv-aparushaanilaa]
Word-for-word
evam — in this manner nivasatoḥ — while the two of Them were dwelling tasmin — in that rāma - keśavayoḥ — Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava vraje — in Vṛndāvana śarat — the fall season samabhavat — became fully manifest vyabhrā — free from clouds in the sky svaccha - ambu — in which the water was clear aparuṣa - anilā — and the wind was gentle .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ nivasatos tasmin
evam
in this manner
nivasatoḥ
while the two of Them were dwelling
tasmin
in that
rāma-keśavayor vraje
rāma - keśavayoḥ
Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava
vraje
in Vṛndāvana
śarat samabhavad vyabhrā
śarat
the fall season
samabhavat
became fully manifest
vyabhrā
free from clouds in the sky
svacchāmbv-aparuṣānilā
svaccha - ambu
in which the water was clear
aparuṣa - anilā
and the wind was gentle .
Important Words
  • śarat — autumn
    The classical season-name. Śarat is Vraja's rāsa-season — chapters 29–33 of this canto. The whole second half of this chapter is structurally a prelude to the rāsa-līlā. Gauḍīyas read it as such.
  • rāma-keśavayoḥ — of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa
    Dvandva genitive dual. Keśava — the Lord of beautiful hair, or the slayer of Keśī, or He who has Brahmā and Śiva as His Ka and Īśa. Gauḍīyas treasure Keśava as a Vraja-specific name (the Keśī-slaying is Vraja-līlā).
  • svaccha-ambu — with clear water
    Compound: svaccha (clear, transparent) + ambu (water). The water that has settled. Gauḍīyas note: a settled mind is svaccha — Kṛṣṇa is seen in it as in autumn-clear water.
  • aparuṣa-anilā — with gentle wind
    Compound: a-paruṣa (not harsh) + anila (wind). Vraja's autumn wind is mild. Gauḍīyas read this as the wind that will, soon, carry the flute-sound to the gopīs' houses.
  • vyabhrā — cloudless
    Vy + abhra (cloud). Without clouds. The contrast with the chapter's opening is deliberate: from sky-covered-by-clouds to sky-cleared. Kṛṣṇa has not changed; the sky has.
While Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava were thus dwelling in Vṛndāvana, the fall season arrived, when the sky is cloudless, the water clear and the wind gentle.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
While Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava were thus dwelling in Vṛndāvana, the fall season arrived, when the sky is cloudless, the water clear and the wind gentle.
Commentary

Here begins the description of the autumn season in eight verses. In the autumn season the water became clear, the wind became peaceful.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma lived with great attachment (ni—vasatoḥ) in Vraja, with special pastimes in the monsoon season. Autumn then made its appearance with special treasures (sam—abhavat).

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 9.1 BG 4.8 BG 10.1 BG 18.64 BG 15.7 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 15.2 SB 4.29.2 BG 2.21 BG 16.1 BG 9.11 BG 3.30 BG 7.1
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Rāma and Keśava dwell in Vṛndāvana as fall arrives — cloudless sky, clear water, gentle wind. Seasons turn; even the rainy intensity passes. Sweetness has its own quieter movement in clarity and calm.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'fall' is arriving in my life after a recent intense season?
  • Am I rushing to refill the calm, or letting it teach me its different sweetness?
Analogy

The autumn arrives — cloudless sky, clear water, soft wind — and the Vraja-stage is reset for the rāsa to come. The chapter has been moving toward this. After the rain has done its long descriptive work, the season turns crystalline, and Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma keep dwelling in Vraja under a different sky.

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