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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.13

कं त्वं मृगयसे सुभ्रु कीद‍ृशस्ते मनोरथ: । हस्तग्राहं न तेऽद्यापि राजपुत्र्युपलक्षये ॥ १३ ॥
kaṁ tvaṁ mṛgayase su-bhru
[kam tvam mrigayase su-bhru]
kīdṛśas te manorathaḥ
[keedrishas te manorathah]
hasta-grāhaṁ na te ’dyāpi
[hasta-graaham na te ’dyaapi]
rāja-putry upalakṣaye
[raaja-putry upalakshaye]
Word-for-word
kam — who tvam — you mṛgayase — are looking for su - bhru — O beautiful-browed one kīdṛṣaḥ — of what sort te — your manaḥ - rathaḥ — hankering hasta — of the hand grāham — a taker na — not te — your adya api — up until now rāja - putri — O princess upalakṣaye — do I see .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaṁ tvaṁ mṛgayase su-bhru
kam
who
tvam
you
mṛgayase
are looking for
su - bhru
O beautiful-browed one
kīdṛśas te manorathaḥ
kīdṛṣaḥ
of what sort
te
your
manaḥ - rathaḥ
hankering
hasta
of the hand
hasta-grāhaṁ na te ’dyāpi
grāham
a taker
na
not
te
your
adya api
up until now
rāja-putry upalakṣaye
rāja - putri
O princess
upalakṣaye
do I see .
Important Words
  • manaḥ-rathaḥ — hankering, mind-chariot
    Compound: manaḥ (mind) + rathaḥ (chariot). The mind running like a chariot toward a desired object. Vaiṣṇavas redirect this very vehicle: let the manaḥ-ratha run, but toward Govinda (cf. Yāmunācārya's prayers).
  • su-bhru — O fine-browed one
    Vocative compound: su (good) + bhru (eyebrow). Standard kāvya endearment. Gauḍīyas note: the Bhāgavatam preserves these refinements of address — beauty is not denied; it is rerouted to its source in Kṛṣṇa.
  • hasta-grāham — a taker of the hand
    Compound: hasta (hand) + grāham (one who takes). Pāṇi-grahaṇa is the formal Vedic marriage act. The legal frame is invoked precisely so the reader sees Ūṣā's situation has now slipped outside it — yet not outside Kṛṣṇa's plan.
  • rāja-putri — O princess
    Vocative compound: rāja (king) + putrī (daughter). The reminder of lineage is also the reminder of risk: a princess's love is never private. The structure of social danger is what makes Vraja-love (which gopīs accept) so radical — and Ūṣā's love so unstable.
[Citralekhā said:] Who are you searching for, O fine-browed one? What is this hankering you’re feeling? Until now, O princess, I haven’t seen any man take your hand in marriage.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
[Citralekhā said:] Who are you searching for, O fine-browed one? What is this hankering you're feeling? Until now, O princess, I haven't seen any man take your hand in marriage.
Commentary

"I do not see your husband (hasta graham) now, since you are not married."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Ūṣā said “Where are you?” Thus Citralekhā asks, “Who are you searching for?” Ūṣā also said “O my lover!” Thus Citralekhā says that she has not been married yet.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Ūṣā said “Where are you?” Thus Citralekhā asks, “Who are you searching for?” O beautiful woman (su-bhru)! You are searching for some handsome man. Why do you search? “I am searching for my lover. I desire to enjoy with him.” To this day I have not seen man take your hand since you never searched for a husband. O princess, you cannot be independent!

Related values & verses
Related values
Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Prema (Divine Love)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)
Related verses
BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 16.1 BG 7.1 BG 12.2 BG 9.26 BG 4.1 BG 13.8 BG 16.4 BG 9.29 BG 6.47
Concepts
JivaJapa
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Citralekhā gently asked Ūṣā whom she searched for and what was the source of her hankering. Direct, kind questions can break open a hidden grief faster than years of guessing.
Reflection Questions
  • What single direct question, asked of myself today, could unlock a deeper truth?
  • How do I balance gentleness and directness when someone I love is suffering quietly?
Analogy

Like an experienced midwife who asks the patient to describe the pain so she can name the cause, Citralekhā meets Ūṣā's distress with patient questions — not platitudes. Sakhī-service is first attentiveness, then action.

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