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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 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.14.101.14.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.11

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

ऊर्वक्षिबाहवो मह्यं स्फुरन्त्यङ्ग पुन: पुन: ।

वेपथुश्चापि हृदये आराद्दास्यन्ति विप्रियम् ॥ ११ ॥

ūrv-akṣi-bāhavo mahyaṁ

sphuranty aṅga punaḥ punaḥ

vepathuś cāpi hṛdaye

ārād dāsyanti vipriyam

Translation

The left side of my body — my thighs, arms and eyes — are all quivering again and again. I am having heart palpitations due to fear. All this indicates undesirable happenings.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Relief Comes Through the Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    Material existence is full of unwanted happenings under the grip of the three modes of material nature. Repeated bodily quivering and fearful heart palpitations indicate undesirable events.

  2. 2

    These miseries are compared to a forest fire that begins without anyone deliberately setting it. Human plans alone cannot check life’s unwanted happenings.

  3. 3

    Relief comes through the mercy of the Lord, just as rain extinguishes a forest fire. The Lord sends His bona fide representatives to enlighten human beings and save them from calamities.

Key points from the purport
  • When a man’s left eye, arm and thigh all quiver constantly, one must know that something is going to happen which is undesirable.
  • The fire can be extinguished only by the mercy of the Lord, who sends clouds to pour water on the forest.
  • Such miseries can be removed only by the mercy of the Lord, who sends His bona fide representatives to enlighten human beings and thus save them from all calamities.

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

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira observes disturbing omens and questions Arjuna about Kṛṣṇa and their relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ūruthighs
  2. akṣieyes
  3. bāhavaḥthe arms
  4. mahyamin my
  5. sphurantiquivering
  6. aṅgaleft side of the body
  7. punaḥ punaḥagain and again
  8. vepathuḥpalpitations
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “fear”, “fearful”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

When unwanted events arise, do I rely only on my plans, or also seek the Lord’s mercy and guidance?

Practice

Today, read this purport slowly and offer a brief prayer for the Lord’s mercy and guidance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRelief Comes Through the Lord’s MercyThis 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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