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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
11.30.811.30.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.30.9

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

विधिरेष ह्यरिष्टघ्नो मङ्गलायनमुत्तमम् ।

देवद्विजगवां पूजा भूतेषु परमो भव: ॥ ९ ॥

vidhir eṣa hy ariṣṭa-ghno

maṅgalāyanam uttamam

deva-dvija-gavāṁ pūjā

bhūteṣu paramo bhavaḥ

Translation

This is indeed the appropriate process for counteracting our imminent adversity, and it is sure to bring about the highest good fortune. Such worship of the demigods, brāhmaṇas and cows can earn the highest birth for all living entities.

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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.

Prescribed Worship Brings Good Fortune

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa described this process as appropriate for counteracting the adversity facing the Yadus.

  2. 2

    He assured them that it would bring about the highest good fortune.

  3. 3

    He said that worship of the demigods, brāhmaṇas and cows can earn the highest birth for living entities.

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. vidhiḥthe prescribed process
  2. eṣaḥthis
  3. hiindeed
  4. ariṣṭainauspicious obstacles
  5. ghnaḥwhich destroys
  6. maṅgala-ayanamwhich brings good fortune
  7. uttamamthe best
  8. devaof the demigods
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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

How does Kṛṣṇa’s instruction connect responding to adversity with respectful worship?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to express respect for cows, as included in Kṛṣṇa’s instruction.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPrescribed Worship Brings Good FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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