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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
1.11.291.11.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.30

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

अथाविशत् स्वभवनं सर्वकाममनुत्तमम् ।

प्रासादा यत्र पत्नीनां सहस्राणि च षोडश ॥ ३० ॥

athāviśat sva-bhavanaṁ

sarva-kāmam anuttamam

prāsādā yatra patnīnāṁ

sahasrāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa

Translation

Thereafter, the Lord entered His palaces, which were perfect to the fullest extent. His wives lived in them, and they numbered over sixteen thousand.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Opulence Is Unlimited

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa entered His fully perfect palaces, where His wives lived. Each of His 16,108 wives had a fully equipped palace with grounds and gardens.

  2. 2

    The palaces were made of fine marble, illuminated by jewels and richly decorated. Nothing was lacking for fulfilling the Lord’s desires.

  3. 3

    The Personality of Godhead possesses all power, energy, opulence, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. Because He is unlimited, His desires and their provision are also unlimited.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa had 16,108 wives, and for each and every one of them there was a fully equipped palace complete with necessary compounds and gardens.
  • Therefore, in the palaces of the Lord there was nothing wanting for fulfilling all desires of the Lord.
  • The Lord is unlimited, and therefore His desires are also unlimited, and the supply is also unlimited.

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. athathereafter
  2. aviśatentered
  3. sva-bhavanampersonal palaces
  4. sarvaall
  5. kāmamdesires
  6. anuttamamperfect to the fullest extent
  7. prāsādāḥpalaces
  8. yatrawhere
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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

How does the Lord’s unlimited fullness deepen my appreciation of Him?

Practice

Name the six forms of fullness listed in the purport and offer a brief prayer honoring Kṛṣṇa as the Personality of Godhead.

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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 1.11's connections

Live this todayThe Lord’s Opulence Is UnlimitedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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