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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
11.30.3611.30.38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.37

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Jarāsince 11.30.35inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तन्माशु जहि वैकुण्ठ पाप्मानं मृगलुब्धकम् ।

यथा पुनरहं त्वेवं न कुर्यां सदतिक्रमम् ॥ ३७ ॥

tan māśu jahi vaikuṇṭha

pāpmānaṁ mṛga-lubdhakam

yathā punar ahaṁ tv evaṁ

na kuryāṁ sad-atikramam

Translation

Therefore, O Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, please kill this sinful hunter of animals immediately so he may not again commit such offenses against saintly persons.

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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 Lord’s Disappearance Fulfills His Own Desires

  1. 1

    Jarā begs the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha to kill him so that he will not again offend saintly persons. His plea expresses deep remorse.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the Yadu battle and the hunter’s attack are activities of the Lord’s internal potency, fulfilling His pastime desires.

  3. 3

    The purport points out how unlikely ordinary deer hunting would be at the scene of such a vast battle. The dynasty’s withdrawal and Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance were not material historical events, but His internal potency winding up His manifest pastimes.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the fratricidal battle of the Yadu dynasty and the hunter’s attack upon Lord Kṛṣṇa are clearly activities of the Lord’s internal potency for the purpose of fulfilling the Lord’s pastime desires.
  • According to the evidence, the quarrel among the members of the Yadu dynasty occurred at sunset; then the Lord sat down on the bank of the Sarasvatī River.
  • Therefore, the withdrawal of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s own disappearance from this earth were not material historical events; they were instead a display of the Lord’s internal potency for the purpose of winding up His manifest pastimes on earth.

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:

The Lord then sent the hunter to Vaikuṇṭha. When Dāruka, Kṛṣṇa’s charioteer, arrived on the scene and saw Lord Kṛṣṇa in that condition, he began to lament.
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. tattherefore
  2. māme
  3. āśuquickly
  4. jahiplease kill
  5. vaikuṇṭhaO Lord of Vaikuṇṭha
  6. pāpmānamthe sinful
  7. mṛga-lubdhakamhunter of deer
  8. yathāso that
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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: “offenses”, “offend”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “sinful”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “material”

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

How does this explanation help me avoid viewing Kṛṣṇa’s disappearance as an ordinary material event?

Practice

Reread the purport’s final sentence and reflect on the Lord’s internal potency.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Disappearance Fulfills His Own DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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