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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
11.30.3311.30.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
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

चतुर्भुजं तं पुरुषं द‍ृष्ट्वा स कृतकिल्बिष: ।

भीत: पपात शिरसा पादयोरसुरद्विष: ॥ ३४ ॥

catur-bhujaṁ taṁ puruṣaṁ

dṛṣṭvā sa kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ

bhītaḥ papāta śirasā

pādayor asura-dviṣaḥ

Translation

Then, seeing that four-armed personality, the hunter became terrified of the offense he had committed, and he fell down, placing his head upon the feet of the enemy of the demons.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Hunter Bows at the Lord’s Feet

  1. 1

    The hunter saw the four-armed personality before him.

  2. 2

    He became terrified of the offense he had committed.

  3. 3

    He fell down and placed his head upon the feet of the Lord, the enemy of the demons.

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:

The hunter immediately understood his mistake and, falling at the feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, begged to be punished. In reply Lord Kṛṣṇa told the hunter that what he had done was actually according to His own desire.
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. catuḥ-bhujamfour-armed
  2. tamthat
  3. puruṣampersonality
  4. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  5. saḥhe
  6. kṛta-kilbiṣaḥhaving committed an offense
  7. bhītaḥafraid
  8. papātafell
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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

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “offense”

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 the hunter’s response invite me to consider about humility before the Lord?

Practice

Offer a respectful bow to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, with a desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Hunter Bows at the Lord’s FeetThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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