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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

11.30.24 11.30.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.25

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

एवं नष्टेषु सर्वेषु कुलेषु स्वेषु केशव: ।

अवतारितो भुवो भार इति मेनेऽवशेषित: ॥ २५ ॥

evaṁ naṣṭeṣu sarveṣu

kuleṣu sveṣu keśavaḥ

avatārito bhuvo bhāra

iti mene ’vaśeṣitaḥ

Translation

When all the members of His own dynasty were thus destroyed, Lord Kṛṣṇa thought to Himself that at last the burden of the earth had been removed.

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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.

The Earth’s Burden Is Removed

1
All the members of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s own dynasty were thus destroyed.
2
Lord Kṛṣṇa considered what had taken place.
3
He thought that at last the burden of the earth had been removed.

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:

Then a hunter named Jarā, mistaking the sole of the Lord’s left foot for a deer, pierced it with an arrow. The hunter immediately understood his mistake and, falling at the feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, begged to be punished.

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