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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 11 · Chapter 30: The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty
11.30.1111.30.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.12

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.30.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततस्तस्मिन् महापानं पपुर्मैरेयकं मधु ।

दिष्टविभ्रंशितधियो यद्‌द्रवैर्भ्रश्यते मति: ॥ १२ ॥

tatas tasmin mahā-pānaṁ

papur maireyakaṁ madhu

diṣṭa-vibhraṁśita-dhiyo

yad-dravair bhraśyate matiḥ

Translation

Then, their intelligence covered by Providence, they liberally indulged in drinking the sweet maireya beverage, which can completely intoxicate the mind.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Intelligence Covered by Providence

  1. 1

    The Yādavas’ intelligence became covered by Providence.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that diṣṭa here indicates the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    They drank large amounts of the sweet maireya beverage, which can completely intoxicate the mind.

Key points from the purport
  • The word diṣṭa here indicates the desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • In the First Chapter of this canto, “The Curse upon the Yadu Dynasty,” this incident is elaborately explained.

The purport'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

Sorrow and shock → Remembrance and acceptance. Devotees face a devastating change in visible association.

Chapters 30–31 of Canto 11: The Yadu dynasty and Kṛṣṇa disappear. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 30: The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

There they became absorbed in festivity, and by the illusory power of Lord Kṛṣṇa they became intoxicated from drinking liquor. Thus losing their intelligence, they quarreled among themselves and began killing one another, until not a man was left alive.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.30
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthen
  2. tasminthere
  3. mahāa large amount
  4. pānamdrink
  5. papuḥthey drank
  6. maireyakamcalled maireya
  7. madhusweet-tasting
  8. diṣṭaby destiny
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “sweet”

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 description help me notice about intoxication’s effect on the mind?

Practice

Today, refrain from intoxicating drink and reflect briefly on the value of clear intelligence.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayIntelligence Covered by ProvidenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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