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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

11.30.39 11.30.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.40

Nirodha· Winding up

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

इत्यादिष्टो भगवता कृष्णेनेच्छाशरीरिणा ।

त्रि: परिक्रम्य तं नत्वा विमानेन दिवं ययौ ॥ ४० ॥

ity ādiṣṭo bhagavatā

kṛṣṇenecchā-śarīriṇā

triḥ parikramya taṁ natvā

vimānena divaṁ yayau

Translation

So instructed by the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who assumes His transcendental body by His own will, the hunter circumambulated the Lord three times and bowed down to Him. Then the hunter departed in an airplane that had appeared just to carry him to the spiritual sky.

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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.

Honor the Lord and Follow His Instruction

1
The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa assumes His transcendental body by His own will.
2
After receiving the Lord’s instruction, the hunter circumambulates Him three times and bows down to Him.
3
An airplane appears specifically to carry the hunter to the spiritual sky, and he departs in it.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 11.30