Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.31.23
Nirodha· Winding upThe Lord’s Abode and Associates Are Eternal
“As soon as Dvārakā was abandoned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ocean flooded it on all sides, O King, sparing only His palace.”
What the purport teaches
- When the Supreme Personality of Godhead left Dvārakā, the ocean immediately flooded the city, sparing only His palace.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that only the external manifestation of the Lord’s abode was covered. Eternal Dvārakā exists beyond the material universe and the material ocean.
- The Lord’s associates and abode are eternal. One who understands this is qualified to become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to remember that Kṛṣṇa’s abode and associates are eternal.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the Lord’s abode is eternal deepen your understanding of Dvārakā’s disappearance?
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.