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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
1.11.321.11.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.33

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

यद्यप्यसौ पार्श्वगतो रहोगत-

स्तथापि तस्याङ्‌घ्रियुगं नवं नवम् ।

पदे पदे का विरमेत तत्पदा-

च्चलापि यच्छ्रीर्न जहाति कर्हिचित् ॥ ३३ ॥

yadyapy asau pārśva-gato raho-gatas

tathāpi tasyāṅghri-yugaṁ navaṁ navam

pade pade kā virameta tat-padāc

calāpi yac chrīr na jahāti karhicit

Translation

Although Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was constantly by their sides, as well as exclusively alone, His feet appeared to them to be newer and newer. The goddess of fortune, although by nature always restless and moving, could not quit the Lord’s feet. So what woman can be detached from those feet, having once taken shelter of them?

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lasting Happiness in the Lord’s Service

  1. 1

    Material fortune does not remain permanently with anyone. Yet the goddess of fortune cannot leave the Lord’s feet, for His association is always newer and newer.

  2. 2

    The Lord is the supreme enjoyer, and living beings are His superior potency. When directly engaged in His service, they revive their natural condition.

  3. 3

    The highest perfection of human life is to seek engagement in the Lord’s service. This relationship is so enlivening that one who has taken shelter of Him does not wish to leave.

Key points from the purport
  • Conditioned living beings are always after the favor of the goddess of fortune, although by nature she is moving from one place to another.
  • The male or enjoyer is the Lord, and all manifestations of His different potencies are feminine by nature.
  • One need not seek the moving goddess of fortune without the relation of the Lord.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 1.11.33 quotesBG 5.29

The supreme enjoyer is the Lord Himself, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.29).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. yadialthough
  2. apicertainly
  3. asauHe (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
  4. pārśva-gataḥjust by the side
  5. rahaḥ-gataḥexclusively alone
  6. tathāpistill
  7. tasyaHis
  8. aṅghri-yugamthe feet of the Lord
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “detached”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “shelter”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

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 seeking passing good fortune or lasting engagement in the Lord’s service?

Practice

Set aside two minutes today to read about Kṛṣṇa with the intention of serving Him rather than seeking material gain.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLasting Happiness in the Lord’s ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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