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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.16

चित्रलेखोवाच व्यसनं तेऽपकर्षामि त्रिलोक्यां यदि भाव्यते । तमानेष्ये नरं यस्ते मनोहर्ता तमादिश ॥ १६ ॥
citralekhovāca
[chitralekhovaacha]
vyasanaṁ te ’pakarṣāmi
[vyasanam te ’pakarshaami]
tri-lokyāṁ yadi bhāvyate
[tri-lokyaam yadi bhaavyate]
tam āneṣye varaṁ yas te
[tam aaneshye varam yas te]
mano-hartā tam ādiśa
[mano-hartaa tam aadisha]
Word-for-word
citralekhā uvāca — Citralekhā said vyasanam — distress te — your apakarṣāmi — I will take away tri - lokyām — within the three worlds yadi — if bhāvyate — He is to be found tam — Him āneṣye — I will bring varam — husband-to-be yaḥ — who te — your manaḥ — of the heart hartā — the thief tam — Him ādiśa — please point out .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
citralekhovāca
citralekhā uvāca
Citralekhā said
vyasanaṁ te ’pakarṣāmi
vyasanam
distress
te
your
apakarṣāmi
I will take away
tri-lokyāṁ yadi bhāvyate
tri - lokyām
within the three worlds
yadi
if
bhāvyate
He is to be found
tam āneṣye varaṁ yas te
tam
Him
āneṣye
I will bring
varam
husband-to-be
yaḥ
who
te
your
mano-hartā tam ādiśa
manaḥ
of the heart
hartā
the thief
tam
Him
ādiśa
please point out .
Important Words
  • vyasanam — distress
    Accusative of vyasana. The same word used for the calamities of the Pāṇḍavas in exile. Citralekhā treats Ūṣā's love-pain as a real vyasana, not a triviality. Vaiṣṇava-sakhīs honor each other's heart-states; they don't dismiss them.
  • manaḥ-hartā — thief of the heart
    Compound: manaḥ (heart/mind) + hartā (thief). Hari Himself is the original manaḥ-hartā (hence the name Hari — 'one who steals'). Whoever steals the heart in the Bhāgavatam is, structurally, Hari operating at one remove.
  • varam — husband-to-be
    Accusative of vara. The same root that gives the verse of svayaṁ-vara — choosing one's groom. Gauḍīyas read every legitimate varaṇa (choosing) as a faint echo of the soul's choosing of Kṛṣṇa as eternal varaḥ.
  • tri-lokyām — within the three worlds
    Locative compound: tri (three) + lokyām (in the worlds). Citralekhā's scope is cosmic — she will scan the three lokas to find Him. Gauḍīyas note: her yogic reach is real, but it is bound to the trilokī; Kṛṣṇa's actual abode is beyond, and He has condescended to step into the trilokī to be found.
Citralekhā said: I will remove your distress. If He is to be found anywhere in the three worlds, I will bring this future husband of yours who has stolen your heart. Please show me who He is.
Purport

Interestingly, the name Citralekhā indicates a person skilled in the art of drawing or painting. Citra means “excellent” or “variegated,” and lekhā means “the art of drawing or painting.” Citralekhā, as described in the following verse, will now utilize the talent indicated by her name.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Citralekhā said: I will remove your distress. If He is to be found anywhere in the three worlds, I will bring this future husband of yours who has stolen your heart. Please show me who He is.
Commentary

" I will relieve your distress if he is available (bhavyate) in the three worlds."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Citralekhā speaks in the present tense (apakarṣāmi) to indicate that very quickly she will remove Ūsa’s distress. If his picture that I draw can be pointed out by you I will bring him. Seeing the pictures, point out the person.

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 18.64 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 12.3 SB 4.29.2 BG 9.11 BG 7.8 BG 10.3 BG 13.1 BG 5.18 BG 6.1 BG 6.5 BG 1.1
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Citralekhā promised to bring Ūṣā's future husband from anywhere in the three worlds and asked her to show who He was. A skilled, willing friend can carry our longing across distances we ourselves cannot cross.
Reflection Questions
  • Who in my life has skills that could serve a friend's deepest need if I asked for help?
  • Whose longing am I called to bridge today through a skill I usually keep to myself?
Analogy

Like a friend who, instead of explaining away a fever, fetches the right medicine, Citralekhā does not lecture Ūṣā — she promises to bring the beloved Himself. Bhakti's sakhīs work the same way: they do not philosophize about Kṛṣṇa, they arrange the meeting.

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