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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.6.34

Nirodha· Winding up

The Lord Announces the Dynasty’s Danger

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Our dynasty has been cursed by the brāhmaṇas. Such a curse is impossible to counteract, and thus great disturbances are appearing everywhere around us.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.6.34, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead tells His dynasty that the brāhmaṇas have cursed them.
  • He describes the curse as impossible to counteract.
  • Great disturbances are appearing everywhere around them, revealing the seriousness of the situation.

Try this today

Read the Lord’s statement slowly, giving careful attention to each part of His warning.

Ask yourself

How attentively do I listen when the Lord’s words describe something difficult?

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.

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