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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
1.10.34-351.11.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.36

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

तत्र तत्र ह तत्रत्यैर्हरि: प्रत्युद्यतार्हण: ।

सायं भेजे दिशं पश्चाद्गविष्ठो गां गतस्तदा ॥ ३६ ॥

tatra tatra ha tatratyair

hariḥ pratyudyatārhaṇaḥ

sāyaṁ bheje diśaṁ paścād

gaviṣṭho gāṁ gatas tadā

Translation

On His journey through these provinces He was welcomed, worshiped and given various presentations. In the evening, in all places, the Lord suspended His journey to perform evening rites. This was regularly observed after sunset.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Follow the Lord’s Teaching, Not His Powers

  1. 1

    The Lord regularly stopped His journey to perform evening rites. Although self-sufficient and free from obligatory duty, He followed scripture to teach others by His example.

  2. 2

    The Lord is not subject to the results of good or bad work; He awards those results. Because He is absolute, everything He does is good for everyone.

  3. 3

    We should follow His example of prayer, not imitate extraordinary acts such as lifting a mountain. The spiritual master, the Lord’s manifested mercy, should be consulted for guidance in all actions.

Key points from the purport
  • It is said here that the Lord observed the religious principles regularly while He was on the journey.
  • But in the advanced stage, when one can understand the transcendental nature of the Lord, one does not try to imitate Him.
  • The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated by the living being.

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. tatra tatraat different places
  2. hait so happened
  3. tatratyaiḥby local inhabitants
  4. hariḥthe Personality of Godhead
  5. pratyudyata-arhaṇaḥbeing offered presentations and worshipful regards
  6. sāyamthe evening
  7. bhejehaving overtaken
  8. diśamdirection
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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: “worshiped”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “duty”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “free from”

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

Am I practicing the teachings I hope others will follow?

Practice

Set aside a brief time after sunset today for evening prayer.

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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 todayFollow the Lord’s Teaching, Not His PowersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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