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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
11.30.4511.30.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.46

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

गच्छ द्वारवतीं सूत ज्ञातीनां निधनं मिथ: ।

सङ्कर्षणस्य निर्याणं बन्धुभ्यो ब्रूहि मद्दशाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

gaccha dvāravatīṁ sūta

jñātīnāṁ nidhanaṁ mithaḥ

saṅkarṣaṇasya niryāṇaṁ

bandhubhyo brūhi mad-daśām

Translation

O driver, go to Dvārakā and tell Our family members how their loved ones destroyed one another. Also tell them of the disappearance of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa and of My present condition.

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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 Gives Dāruka Further Service

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa sent His chariot, horses and weapons back to Vaikuṇṭha without the driver.

  2. 2

    Dāruka remained because he had some final service to do on earth.

  3. 3

    The Lord sent him to Dvārakā to tell the family of their loved ones’ mutual destruction, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa’s disappearance and His own present condition.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa sent His chariot driverless back to Vaikuṇṭha, along with the horses and weapons, because the chariot driver, Dāruka, had some final service to do 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:

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. gacchajust go
  2. dvāravatīmto Dvārakā
  3. sūtaO chariot driver
  4. jñātīnāmof their close relatives
  5. nidhanamthe destruction
  6. mithaḥmutual
  7. saṅkarṣaṇasyaof Lord Balarāma
  8. niryāṇamthe passing away
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “loved”

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 Dāruka’s remaining service help me value the service before me?

Practice

Choose one small act of devotional service you can complete today, and carry it through carefully.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Gives Dāruka Further ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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