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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
11.30.3811.30.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.39

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.30.39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

मा भैर्जरे त्वमुत्तिष्ठ काम एष कृतो हि मे ।

याहि त्वं मदनुज्ञात: स्वर्गं सुकृतिनां पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

mā bhair jare tvam uttiṣṭha

kāma eṣa kṛto hi me

yāhi tvaṁ mad-anujñātaḥ

svargaṁ su-kṛtināṁ padam

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Jarā, do not fear. Please get up. What has been done is actually My own desire. With My permission, go now to the abode of the pious, the spiritual world.

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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 Supreme Lord Reassures Jarā

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead addresses Jarā affectionately and tells him not to fear.

  2. 2

    The Lord asks Jarā to get up and explains that what happened fulfilled His own desire.

  3. 3

    With His permission, Jarā may now go to the abode of the pious, the spiritual world.

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:

In reply Lord Kṛṣṇa told the hunter that what he had done was actually according to His own desire. The Lord then sent the hunter to Vaikuṇṭha.
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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said
  2. mā bhaiḥdo not fear
  3. jareO Jarā
  4. tvamyou
  5. uttiṣṭhaplease get up
  6. kāmaḥthe desire
  7. eṣaḥthis
  8. kṛtaḥdone
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “fear”

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 Lord’s gentle response to Jarā reveal about His mercy?

Practice

Read the Lord’s words “do not fear” slowly, and offer Him a brief prayer of gratitude.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Reassures JarāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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