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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 11: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā
1.11.211.11.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.22

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

प्रह्वाभिवादनाश्लेषकरस्पर्शस्मितेक्षणै: ।

आश्वास्य चाश्वपाकेभ्यो वरैश्चाभिमतैर्विभु: ॥ २२ ॥

prahvābhivādanāśleṣa-

kara-sparśa-smitekṣaṇaiḥ

āśvāsya cāśvapākebhyo

varaiś cābhimatair vibhuḥ

Translation

The almighty Lord greeted everyone present by bowing His head, exchanging greetings, embracing, shaking hands, looking and smiling, giving assurances and awarding benedictions, even to the lowest in rank.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

No One Is Alien to the Lord

  1. 1

    The almighty Lord greeted everyone appropriately, from the highest to the lowest in social rank. His greetings included embraces, smiles, encouragement and benedictions.

  2. 2

    All living beings are separated parts and parcels of the Lord. Despite their different material conditions, He is equally affectionate to all.

  3. 3

    The Lord descends to recall materialistic living beings to His kingdom. No one is rejected; it remains for each living being to accept His invitation.

Key points from the purport
  • And every one of them was properly greeted by the Lord in terms of rank and position.
  • As pure living entities, all are the separated parts and parcels of the Lord, and thus no one is alien by His eternal relation.
  • No one is rejected by the Lord from the kingdom of God, and it remains with the living being to accept this or not.

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. prahvāby bowing His head
  2. abhivādanaby greeting with words
  3. āśleṣaembracing
  4. kara-sparśashaking hands
  5. smita-īkṣaṇaiḥby a glancing smile
  6. āśvāsyaby encouragement
  7. caand
  8. āśvapākebhyaḥdown to the lowest rank of dog-eaters
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “separated”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “material”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “kingdom”

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

Does my treatment of others reflect that no one is alien to the Lord?

Practice

Greet someone you might ordinarily overlook with sincere respect, remembering their eternal relation with the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNo One Is Alien to the LordThis 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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