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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
1.14.11.14.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.14.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

व्यतीता: कतिचिन्मासास्तदा नायात्ततोऽर्जुन: ।

ददर्श घोररूपाणि निमित्तानि कुरूद्वह: ॥ २ ॥

vyatītāḥ katicin māsās

tadā nāyāt tato ’rjunaḥ

dadarśa ghora-rūpāṇi

nimittāni kurūdvahaḥ

Translation

A few months passed, and Arjuna did not return. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira then began to observe some inauspicious omens, which were fearful in themselves.

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 Presence Brings Prosperity

  1. 1

    Several months passed without Arjuna’s return. Fearful omens made Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira anxious about him and Dvārakā’s well-being.

  2. 2

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is infinitely more powerful than the sun. Millions and billions of suns are created and annihilated by Him.

  3. 3

    During the Lord’s personal presence, peace, prosperity, religion and knowledge were fully displayed, like light from the sun. The fearful changes led Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to suspect His disappearance.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead is ad infinitum, more powerful than the most powerful sun of our experience.
  • Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira observed some discrepancies in his kingdom, and therefore he became very anxious about Arjuna, who was long absent, and there was also no news about Dvārakā’s well-being.
  • He suspected the disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa, otherwise there would have been no possibility of fearful omens.

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. vyatītāḥafter passing
  2. katicita few
  3. māsāḥmonths
  4. tadāat that time
  5. na āyātdid not return
  6. tataḥfrom there
  7. arjunaḥArjuna
  8. dadarśaobserved
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

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

    In this verse: “fearful”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “religion”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.14

    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

Do I recognize the Lord as the source of prosperity, religion and knowledge?

Practice

Take a quiet minute to acknowledge the Lord as the source of the peace and knowledge you receive.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Presence Brings ProsperityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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