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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
1.14.201.14.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.21

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

मन्य एतैर्महोत्पातैर्नूनं भगवत: पदै: ।

अनन्यपुरुषश्रीभिर्हीना भूर्हतसौभगा ॥ २१ ॥

manya etair mahotpātair

nūnaṁ bhagavataḥ padaiḥ

ananya-puruṣa-śrībhir

hīnā bhūr hata-saubhagā

Translation

I think that all these earthly disturbances indicate some greater loss to the good fortune of the world. The world was fortunate to have been marked with the footprints of the lotus feet of the Lord. These signs indicate that this will no longer be.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Presence Is the World’s Fortune

  1. 1

    The earthly disturbances suggest a greater loss to the good fortune of the world.

  2. 2

    The world was fortunate to bear the footprints of the Lord’s lotus feet.

  3. 3

    The signs indicate that the earth will no longer have this blessing.

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. manyeI take it for granted
  2. etaiḥby all these
  3. mahāgreat
  4. utpātaiḥupsurges
  5. nūnamfor want of
  6. bhagavataḥof the Personality of Godhead
  7. padaiḥthe marks on the sole of the foot
  8. ananyaextraordinary
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “blessing”

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 does this verse help me appreciate about the Lord’s presence?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and pause to appreciate the blessing of the Lord’s lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Presence Is the World’s FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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