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  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 11: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā
1.11.16-171.11.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The citizenssince 1.11.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

वारणेन्द्रं पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणै: ससुमङ्गलै: ।

शङ्खतूर्यनिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषेण चाद‍ृता: ।

प्रत्युज्जग्मू रथैर्हृष्टा: प्रणयागतसाध्वसा: ॥ १८ ॥

vāraṇendraṁ puraskṛtya

brāhmaṇaiḥ sasumaṅgalaiḥ

śaṅkha-tūrya-ninādena

brahma-ghoṣeṇa cādṛtāḥ

pratyujjagmū rathair hṛṣṭāḥ

praṇayāgata-sādhvasāḥ

Translation

They hastened toward the Lord on chariots with brāhmaṇas bearing flowers. Before them were elephants, emblems of good fortune. Conchshells and bugles were sounded, and Vedic hymns were chanted. Thus they offered their respects, which were saturated with affection.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Let Respect Be Filled With Affection

  1. 1

    The welcoming party hurried toward the Lord on chariots, accompanied by brāhmaṇas bearing flowers. Their respects were saturated with affection.

  2. 2

    Elephants, conchshells, bugles and Vedic hymns helped create an auspicious atmosphere. The purport also mentions incense and qualified brāhmaṇas reciting Vedic literature.

  3. 3

    The Vedic way of receiving a great personality combines respect, affection and veneration. Such a reception is full of sincerity on both sides.

Key points from the purport
  • The Vedic way of receiving a great personality creates an atmosphere of respect, which is saturated with affection and veneration for the person received.
  • The auspicious atmosphere of such a reception depends on the paraphernalia described above, including conchshells, flowers, incense, decorated elephants, and the qualified brāhmaṇas reciting verses from the Vedic literatures.
  • Such a program of reception is full of sincerity, on the part of both the receiver and the received.

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 11: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā

Dvārakā’s citizens and Kṛṣṇa’s family joyfully welcome Him home.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vāraṇa-indramelephants on the auspicious mission
  2. puraskṛtyaputting in the front
  3. brāhmaṇaiḥby the brāhmaṇas
  4. sa-sumaṅgalaiḥwith all-auspicious signs
  5. śaṅkhaconchshell
  6. tūryabugle
  7. ninādenaby the sound of
  8. brahma-ghoṣeṇaby chanting the hymns of the Vedas
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “chanted”, “reciting”

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

Is my expression of respect to the Lord accompanied by genuine affection?

Practice

Offer the Lord a flower today, taking a moment to express your respect and affection sincerely.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLet Respect Be Filled With AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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