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Canto 11 · General History · 31 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

11.30.16 11.30.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.17

Nirodha· Winding up

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

अन्ये च ये वै निशठोल्मुकादय:

सहस्रजिच्छतजिद्भ‍ानुमुख्या: ।

अन्योन्यमासाद्य मदान्धकारिता

जघ्नुर्मुकुन्देन विमोहिता भृशम् ॥ १७ ॥

anye ca ye vai niśaṭholmukādayaḥ

sahasrajic-chatajid-bhānu-mukhyāḥ

anyonyam āsādya madāndha-kāritā

jaghnur mukundena vimohitā bhṛśam

Translation

Others also, such as Niśaṭha, Ulmuka, Sahasrajit, Śatajit and Bhānu, confronted and killed one another, being blinded by intoxication and thus completely bewildered by Lord Mukunda Himself.

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

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Blinded by Intoxication and Bewilderment

1
Niśaṭha, Ulmuka, Sahasrajit, Śatajit and Bhānu were among those who confronted one another.
2
Blinded by intoxication, they killed one another.
3
The translation states that they were completely bewildered by Lord Mukunda Himself.

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

Chapter 30: The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus losing their intelligence, they quarreled among themselves and began killing one another, until not a man was left alive. Afterward, Śrī Baladeva went to the shore of the ocean and by the mystic strength of yoga gave up His body.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 11.30