Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.47
Nirodha· Winding upHeed the Lord’s Warning
“You and your relatives should not remain in Dvārakā, the capital of the Yadus, because once I have abandoned that city it will be inundated by the ocean.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord instructed His driver and the driver’s relatives not to remain in Dvārakā, the capital of the Yadus.
- He explained that the ocean would inundate the city once He had abandoned it.
- His instruction was clear: they were to leave, rather than remain in the city facing destruction.
Try this today
Reread the Lord’s warning and write one sentence about the response He asked for.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to accept the Lord’s guidance when it calls for leaving something familiar?
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.