Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.6
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa Assigns Different Destinations
“The women, children and old men should leave this city and go to Śaṅkhoddhāra. We shall go to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the river Sarasvatī flows toward the west.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa directed the women, children and old men to leave the city and go to Śaṅkhoddhāra.
- He said that the others would go to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the river Sarasvatī flows toward the west.
- The purport explains that “we” refers to the able-bodied male members of the Yadu dynasty.
Try this today
Name the two destinations in the verse and recall whom Kṛṣṇa directed to each.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about the specific directions Kṛṣṇa gave to the different members of the dynasty?
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.