Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.31.16-17
Nirodha· Winding upOverwhelmed by Separation from Kṛṣṇa
“Dāruka delivered the account of the total destruction of the Vṛṣṇis, and upon hearing this, O Parīkṣit, the people became deeply distraught in their hearts and stunned with sorrow. Feeling the overwhelming pain of separation from Kṛṣṇa, they struck their own faces while hurrying to the place where their relatives lay dead.”
What the purport teaches
- Dāruka reported the total destruction of the Vṛṣṇis. Hearing this, the people became deeply distressed and stunned with sorrow.
- They felt overwhelming pain at separation from Kṛṣṇa. Their grief was expressed in striking their own faces.
- They hurried to the place where their relatives lay dead. The account describes their sorrow over both separation from Kṛṣṇa and the loss of their relatives.
Try this today
Pause after reading and quietly reflect on the people’s pain of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does this account show about the depth of the people’s attachment to Kṛṣṇa?
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.