SB 10.82.15 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.15

स्‍त्रियश्च संवीक्ष्य मिथोऽतिसौहृद- स्मितामलापाङ्गद‍ृशोऽभिरेभिरे । स्तनै: स्तनान् कुङ्कुमपङ्करूषितान् निहत्य दोर्भि: प्रणयाश्रुलोचना: ॥ १५ ॥

striyaś ca saṁvīkṣya mitho ’ti-sauhṛda-

[striyash cha samveekshya mitho ’ti-sauhrida-]

smitāmalāpāṅga-dṛśo ’bhirebhire

[smitaamalaapaanga-drisho ’bhirebhire]

stanaiḥ stanān kuṅkuma-paṅka-rūṣitān

[stanaih stanaan kunkuma-panka-rooshitaan]

nihatya dorbhiḥ praṇayāśru-locanāḥ

[nihatya dorbhih pranayaashru-lochanaah]

Word-for-word

striyaḥ — the women ca — and saṁvīkṣya — seeing mithaḥ — one another ati — extreme sauhṛda — with friendly affection smita — smiling amala — pure apāṅga — exhibiting glances dṛśaḥ — whose eyes abhirebhire — they embraced stanaiḥ — with breasts stanān — breasts kuṅkuma — of saffron paṅka — with paste rūṣitān — smeared nihatya — pressing dorbhiḥ — with their arms praṇaya — of love aśru — tears locanāḥ — in whose eyes .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

striyaś ca saṁvīkṣya mitho ’ti-sauhṛda-

striyaḥ

the women

and

saṁvīkṣya

seeing

mithaḥ

one another

smitāmalāpāṅga-dṛśo ’bhirebhire

stanaiḥ stanān kuṅkuma-paṅka-rūṣitān

nihatya dorbhiḥ praṇayāśru-locanāḥ

ati

extreme

sauhṛda

with friendly affection

smita

smiling

amala

pure

apāṅga

exhibiting glances

dṛśaḥ

whose eyes

abhirebhire

they embraced

stanaiḥ

with breasts

stanān

breasts

kuṅkuma

of saffron

paṅka

with paste

rūṣitān

smeared

nihatya

pressing

dorbhiḥ

with their arms

praṇaya

of love

aśru

tears

locanāḥ

in whose eyes .

Important Words

ati-sauhṛda — extreme friendly affection
Compound: ati (extreme) + sauhṛda (good-heartedness, from suhṛt). The women's bhāva for one another is itself transferred bhakti — they love each other because each is bound to Him. Gauḍīyas honour vaiṣṇava-saṅga as constitutive of bhakti.
smita-amala-apāṅga-dṛśaḥ — whose smiling glances were pure
Compound: smita (smile) + amala (pure) + apāṅga (sidelong glance) + dṛśaḥ (eyes). Apāṅga is a technical rasa-term for the rasika's sidelong glance. Amala — the gaze is unmixed with envy or possessiveness; bhakti has purified even the look.
praṇaya-aśru-locanāḥ — with eyes filled with tears of love
Compound: praṇaya (loving trust) + aśru (tears) + locanāḥ (eyes). Praṇaya is Rūpa Gosvāmī's name for the stage of love where formality dissolves into trust (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 3.3). These are praṇaya-tears, not mere sentiment.
kuṅkuma-paṅka — with saffron paste
Compound: kuṅkuma (saffron) + paṅka (paste, mud). Kuṅkuma is the auspicious mark of married Vaiṣṇava women in Vraja; the literal mingling of saffron between their breasts becomes a visible token of mingled hearts.

The women glanced at one another with pure smiles of loving friendship. And when they embraced, their breasts, smeared with saffron paste, pressed against one another as their eyes filled with tears of affection.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Now the women devotees are described. The word mutually (mithaḥ) should be understood with all the verbs. Because of the tight embraces they crushed each other (nihatya).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Now the women devotees are described. They looked at each other directly (saṁ-vīkṣya). The word saṁ (completely) is then illustrated. They embraced each other with spread arms. Breasts crushed breasts. Because of the tight embraces their full, raised breasts crushed each other. They shed tears out of affection (praṇaya). The word ca indicates that their words became choked up with joy. That is the nature of affection.

Related values & verses

Related values

Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)

Personal Guidance

The women glanced with pure smiles, embraced with saffron pastes mingling, eyes filling with tears of affection. Affection has its own choreography; we don't manufacture it but we can welcome it.

Reflection Questions

Where could I welcome rather than dampen the natural choreography of affection?
What gesture of warmth is mine to offer today?

Analogy

Two clay pots filled at the same well, set down side by side, share water just by touching — the gopīs and the Yādava women, long apart, embrace breast to breast and the saffron of their devotion flows between them.

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