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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 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
1.12.351.13.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.12.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The learned brāhmaṇassince 1.12.19inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञात: कृष्णया सह बन्धुभि: ।

ययौ द्वारवतीं ब्रह्मन् सार्जुनो यदुभिर्वृत: ॥ ३६ ॥

tato rājñābhyanujñātaḥ

kṛṣṇayā saha-bandhubhiḥ

yayau dvāravatīṁ brahman

sārjuno yadubhir vṛtaḥ

Translation

O Śaunaka, thereafter the Lord, having bade farewell to King Yudhiṣṭhira, Draupadī and other relatives, started for the city of Dvārakā, accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty.

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 Departs With His Companions

  1. 1

    The Lord bade farewell to King Yudhiṣṭhira, Draupadī and His other relatives.

  2. 2

    He then set out for the city of Dvārakā.

  3. 3

    Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty accompanied Him on His departure.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Twelfth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit.”

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 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Parīkṣit’s protection in the womb is recalled, and learned brāhmaṇas predict his qualities at birth.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthereafter
  2. rājñāby the King
  3. abhyanujñātaḥbeing permitted
  4. kṛṣṇayāas well as by Draupadī
  5. sahaalong with
  6. bandhubhiḥother relatives
  7. yayauwent to
  8. dvāravatīmDvārakā-dhāma
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “king”

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

What can I appreciate about the Lord's personal exchanges with His relatives and companions?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly and spend a moment remembering the Lord departing with His companions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Departs With His CompanionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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