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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
1.10.331.10.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.10.34-35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

कुरुजाङ्गलपाञ्चालान् शूरसेनान् सयामुनान् ।

ब्रह्मावर्तं कुरुक्षेत्रं मत्स्यान् सारस्वतानथ ॥ ३४ ॥

मरुधन्वमतिक्रम्य सौवीराभीरयो: परान् ।

आनर्तान् भार्गवोपागाच्छ्रान्तवाहो मनाग्विभु: ॥ ३५ ॥

kuru-jāṅgala-pāñcālān

śūrasenān sayāmunān

brahmāvartaṁ kurukṣetraṁ

matsyān sārasvatān atha

maru-dhanvam atikramya

sauvīrābhīrayoḥ parān

ānartān bhārgavopāgāc

chrāntavāho manāg vibhuḥ

Translation

O Śaunaka, the Lord then proceeded towards Kurujāṅgala, Pāñcālā, Śūrasenā, the land on the bank of the river Yamunā, Brahmāvarta, Kurukṣetra, Matsya, Sārasvata, the province of the desert and the land of scanty water. After crossing these provinces He gradually reached the Sauvīra and Ābhīra provinces, then, west of these, reached Dvārakā at last.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Following the Lord’s Journey to Dvārakā

  1. 1

    The Lord traveled through many provinces, including lands beside the Yamunā, desert regions and places with scanty water. He gradually reached Dvārakā.

  2. 2

    The provinces had different names then, but the route indicates the regions through which He traveled. The purport leaves questions of geological development for experts to research.

  3. 3

    The devotional focus is satisfaction that the Lord reached His own province, Dvārakā-dhāma. The purport also affirms Kurukṣetra’s continued existence since the Vedic age.

Key points from the purport
  • The provinces passed over by the Lord in those days were differently named, but the direction given is sufficient to indicate that He traveled through Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Saurastra and Gujarat and at last reached His home province at Dvārakā.
  • We do not gain any profit simply by researching the analogous provinces of those days up to now, but it appears that the desert of Rajasthan and the provinces of scanty water like Madhya Pradesh were present even five thousand years ago.
  • We are satisfied that the Lord has now reached His own province, Dvārakā-dhāma, from the Kuru provinces.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā

Kṛṣṇa leaves Hastināpura for Dvārakā amid His relatives’ affection and praise.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kuru-jāṅgalathe province of Delhi
  2. pāñcālānpart of the province Pānjab
  3. śūrasenānpart of the province of Uttar Pradesh
  4. sawith
  5. yāmunānthe districts on the bank of the Yamunā
  6. brahmāvartampart of northern Uttar Pradesh
  7. kurukṣetramthe place where the battle was fought
  8. matsyānthe province Matsya
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “devotional”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I keep the Lord Himself at the center of my interest while reading about His journey?

Practice

Read the journey once more, keeping your attention on the Lord’s arrival at Dvārakā-dhāma rather than only on the place names.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.10's connections

Live this todayFollowing the Lord’s Journey to DvārakāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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