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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
11.30.711.30.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.8

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.30.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ब्राह्मणांस्तु महाभागान् कृतस्वस्त्ययना वयम् ।

गोभूहिरण्यवासोभिर्गजाश्वरथवेश्मभि: ॥ ८ ॥

brāhmaṇāṁs tu mahā-bhāgān

kṛta-svastyayanā vayam

go-bhū-hiraṇya-vāsobhir

gajāśva-ratha-veśmabhiḥ

Translation

After performing the expiatory rituals with the help of greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas, we will worship those brāhmaṇas by offering them cows, land, gold, clothing, elephants, horses, chariots and dwelling places.

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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.

Honor the Brāhmaṇas With Generous Offerings

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa said that the expiatory rituals would be performed with the help of greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    After the rituals, the Yadus would worship those brāhmaṇas through gifts.

  3. 3

    The offerings included cows, land, gold, clothing, elephants, horses, chariots and dwelling places. The planned gifts were substantial and varied.

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:

After Śrī Uddhava left for Badarikāśrama, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, taking note of many bad omens, advised the Yādavas to abandon Dvārakā and go to Prabhāsa, on the bank of the Sarasvatī, to perform svasty-ayana and other rituals for counteracting bad fortune. They followed His advice and went to Prabhāsa.
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. brāhmaṇānthe brāhmaṇas
  2. tuand
  3. mahā-bhāgāngreatly fortunate
  4. kṛtahaving performed
  5. svasti-ayanāḥthe ceremonies for good fortune
  6. vayamwe
  7. gowith cows
  8. bhūland
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worship”

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 does this verse show about honoring the brāhmaṇas who help with religious ceremonies?

Practice

Write down one offering named in the verse that you could realistically contribute toward honoring a brāhmaṇa.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHonor the Brāhmaṇas With Generous OfferingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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