Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.25
Nirodha· Winding upThe Earth’s Burden Is Removed
“When all the members of His own dynasty were thus destroyed, Lord Kṛṣṇa thought to Himself that at last the burden of the earth had been removed.”
What the purport teaches
- All the members of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s own dynasty were thus destroyed.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa considered what had taken place.
- He thought that at last the burden of the earth had been removed.
Try this today
Read the verse again, giving particular attention to Kṛṣṇa’s thought about the earth’s burden.
Ask yourself
What does Lord Kṛṣṇa’s own thought draw my attention to in this event?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.