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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
11.30.4311.30.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.44

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 11.30.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इति ब्रुवति सूते वै रथो गरुडलाञ्छन: ।

खमुत्पपात राजेन्द्र साश्वध्वज उदीक्षत: ॥ ४४ ॥

iti bruvati sūte vai

ratho garuḍa-lāñchanaḥ

kham utpapāta rājendra

sāśva-dhvaja udīkṣataḥ

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] O foremost of kings, while the chariot driver was still speaking, before his very eyes the Lord’s chariot rose up into the sky along with its horses and its flag, which was marked with the emblem of Garuḍa.

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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.

Dāruka Witnesses the Lord’s Chariot Ascend

  1. 1

    While the chariot driver is still speaking, the Lord’s chariot rises into the sky.

  2. 2

    The horses and flag ascend along with the chariot. The flag bears the emblem of Garuḍa.

  3. 3

    This happens before Dāruka’s very eyes; he directly witnesses the chariot’s ascent.

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:

When Dāruka, Kṛṣṇa’s charioteer, arrived on the scene and saw Lord Kṛṣṇa in that condition, he began to lament. Kṛṣṇa told him that he should go to Dvārakā, inform the residents about the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty, and advise them all to leave Dvārakā for Indraprastha.
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. itithus
  2. bruvatiwhile he was speaking
  3. sūtethe chariot driver
  4. vaiindeed
  5. rathaḥthe chariot
  6. garuḍa-lāñchanaḥmarked with the flag of Garuḍa
  7. khaminto the sky
  8. utpapātaarose
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “kings”

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 stands out to me as I consider what Dāruka witnessed?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, attending to the chariot, horses, and Garuḍa-marked flag as they ascend.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDāruka Witnesses the Lord’s Chariot AscendThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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