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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
1.11.4-51.11.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.6

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The citizenssince 1.11.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

नता: स्म ते नाथ सदाङ्‌घ्रिपङ्कजं

विरिञ्चवैरिञ्च्यसुरेन्द्रवन्दितम् ।

परायणं क्षेममिहेच्छतां परं

न यत्र काल: प्रभवेत् पर: प्रभु: ॥ ६ ॥

natāḥ sma te nātha sadāṅghri-paṅkajaṁ

viriñca-vairiñcya-surendra-vanditam

parāyaṇaṁ kṣemam ihecchatāṁ paraṁ

na yatra kālaḥ prabhavet paraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

The citizens said: O Lord, You are worshiped by all demigods like Brahmā, the four Sanas and even the King of heaven. You are the ultimate rest for those who are really aspiring to achieve the highest benefit of life. You are the supreme transcendental Lord, and inevitable time cannot exert its influence upon You.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Bow Before the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord; no one is equal to or greater than Him. Even the demigods worship Him.

  2. 2

    Time and space influence the dependent living beings, who are His parts and parcels. They cannot exert their influence upon the Supreme Lord.

  3. 3

    Forgetting our dependence on Him puts us into illusion and misery. Clear consciousness is God consciousness, in which we bow before Him in all circumstances.

Key points from the purport
  • The Supreme Lord is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, Brahma-saṁhitā and other authorized Vedic literatures.
  • The influence of time and space is exerted upon the dependent living entities, who are all parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord.
  • The living entities are predominated brahma, whereas the Supreme Lord is the predominating Absolute.

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. natāḥbowed down
  2. smawe had done so
  3. teunto You
  4. nāthaO Lord
  5. sadāalways
  6. aṅghri-paṅkajamthe lotus feet
  7. viriñcaBrahmā, the first living being
  8. vairiñcyasons of Brahmā like Sanaka and Sanātana
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “king”, “citizens”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “worshiped”, “worship”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “illusion”

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

In what situation do I most need to remember my dependence on the Lord?

Practice

Pause during one activity today and bow before the Lord, acknowledging His supremacy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBow Before the Supreme 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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