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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
11.30.4711.30.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.48

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 11.30.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स्वं स्वं परिग्रहं सर्वे आदाय पितरौ च न: ।

अर्जुनेनाविता: सर्व इन्द्रप्रस्थं गमिष्यथ ॥ ४८ ॥

svaṁ svaṁ parigrahaṁ sarve

ādāya pitarau ca naḥ

arjunenāvitāḥ sarva

indraprasthaṁ gamiṣyatha

Translation

You should all take your own families, together with My parents, and under Arjuna’s protection go to Indraprastha.

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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.

Follow the Lord’s Directions With Care

  1. 1

    The Lord instructed everyone to take their own families with them.

  2. 2

    They were also to take His parents, including them in the journey.

  3. 3

    They were to go to Indraprastha under Arjuna’s protection. The Lord specified both their destination and their protector.

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:

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. Dāruka obediently carried out this order.
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. svam svameach his own
  2. parigrahamfamily
  3. sarveall of them
  4. ādāyataking
  5. pitarauparents
  6. caand
  7. naḥOur
  8. arjunenaby Arjuna
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “protection”

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 can I be attentive to others while carrying out my responsibilities?

Practice

Do one small, practical task today that helps a family member.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFollow the Lord’s Directions With CareThis 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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