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  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
1.14.311.14.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.14.32-33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.25inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तथैवानुचरा: शौरे: श्रुतदेवोद्धवादय: ।

सुनन्दनन्दशीर्षण्या ये चान्ये सात्वतर्षभा: ॥ ३२ ॥

अपि स्वस्त्यासते सर्वे रामकृष्णभुजाश्रया: ।

अपि स्मरन्ति कुशलमस्माकं बद्धसौहृदा: ॥ ३३ ॥

tathaivānucarāḥ śaureḥ

śrutadevoddhavādayaḥ

sunanda-nanda-śīrṣaṇyā

ye cānye sātvatarṣabhāḥ

api svasty āsate sarve

rāma-kṛṣṇa-bhujāśrayāḥ

api smaranti kuśalam

asmākaṁ baddha-sauhṛdāḥ

Translation

Also, Śrutadeva, Uddhava and others, Nanda, Sunanda and other leaders of liberated souls who are constant companions of the Lord are protected by Lord Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa. Are they all doing well in their respective functions? Do they, who are all eternally bound in friendship with us, remember our welfare?

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Liberated Souls Always Seek the Lord’s Protection

  1. 1

    The constant companions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are liberated souls who descend with Him to fulfill His mission. The Pāṇḍavas also came to serve Him in His transcendental pastimes.

  2. 2

    The Lord remembers all His associates, but His associates can forget because they are His marginal potency. They are infinitesimal particles of the Lord and always require His protection.

  3. 3

    Liberated souls never consider themselves as independent or powerful as the Lord. Like sparks glowing with a fire, they remain dependent on Him in both the material and spiritual worlds.

Key points from the purport
  • The constant companions of Lord Kṛṣṇa, such as Uddhava, are all liberated souls, and they descended along with Lord Kṛṣṇa to this material world to fulfill the mission of the Lord.
  • The Pāṇḍavas are also liberated souls who descended along with Lord Kṛṣṇa to serve Him in His transcendental pastimes on this earth.
  • The liberated souls never, therefore, think themselves as free as the Lord or as powerful as the Lord, but they always seek the protection of the Lord in all circumstances, both in the material world and in the spiritual world.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 1.14.32-33 quotesBG 4.8

As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (4.8), the Lord and His eternal associates, who are also liberated souls like the Lord, come down on this earth at certain intervals.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. tathā evasimilarly
  2. anucarāḥconstant companions
  3. śaureḥof Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa such as
  4. śrutadevaŚrutadeva
  5. uddhava-ādayaḥUddhava and others
  6. sunandaSunanda
  7. nandaNanda
  8. śīrṣaṇyāḥother leaders
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “friendship”, “companions”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “protected”, “protection”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “welfare”

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

Where in my life am I trying to be independent rather than seeking the Lord’s protection?

Practice

Before one task today, pause and ask Lord Kṛṣṇa for protection and help to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.14's connections

Live this todayLiberated Souls Always Seek the Lord’s ProtectionThis 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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