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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
11.30.4811.30.50

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.49

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

त्वं तु मद्धर्ममास्थाय ज्ञाननिष्ठ उपेक्षक: ।

मन्मायारचितामेतां विज्ञायोपशमं व्रज ॥ ४९ ॥

tvaṁ tu mad-dharmam āsthāya

jñāna-niṣṭha upekṣakaḥ

man-māyā-racitām etāṁ

vijñayopaśamaṁ vraja

Translation

You, Dāruka, should be firmly situated in devotion to Me, remaining fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations. Understanding these pastimes to be a display of My illusory potency, you should remain peaceful.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Remain Peaceful and Firm in Devotion

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa directs Dāruka to remain firmly situated in devotion to Him, fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations.

  2. 2

    Dāruka should understand these pastimes as a display of the Lord’s illusory potency and remain peaceful.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Dāruka is an eternally liberated associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa who descended from Vaikuṇṭha. Even if others are bewildered, he should remain peaceful and fixed in spiritual knowledge.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the word tu here emphasizes that Dāruka is an eternally liberated associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa, having descended from Vaikuṇṭha.
  • Therefore, even though others might be bewildered by the Lord’s pastimes, Dāruka should remain peaceful and fixed in spiritual knowledge.

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:

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. tvamyou
  2. tuhowever
  3. mat-dharmamin My devotional service
  4. āsthāyaremaining firm
  5. jñāna-niṣṭhaḥfixed in knowledge
  6. upekṣakaḥindifferent
  7. mat-māyāby My illusory energy
  8. racitāmcreated
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “understanding”, “understand”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.30

    In this verse: “devotion”

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 material consideration is disturbing my steadiness in devotional service?

Practice

Pause for a quiet moment, remember Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and choose one small act of devotion rather than dwelling on a material worry.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemain Peaceful and Firm in DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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