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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 6: The Yadu Dynasty Retires to Prabhāsa
11.6.2111.6.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.6.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 11.6.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

धर्मश्च स्थापित: सत्सु सत्यसन्धेषु वै त्वया ।

कीर्तिश्च दिक्षु विक्षिप्ता सर्वलोकमलापहा ॥ २२ ॥

dharmaś ca sthāpitaḥ satsu

satya-sandheṣu vai tvayā

kīrtiś ca dikṣu vikṣiptā

sarva-loka-malāpahā

Translation

My Lord, You have reestablished the principles of religion among pious men who are always firmly bound to the truth. You have also distributed Your glories all over the world, and thus the whole world can be purified by hearing about You.

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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.

The Lord’s Glories Purify the World

  1. 1

    The Lord has reestablished the principles of religion among pious people.

  2. 2

    These pious people are firmly bound to the truth. Brahmā acknowledges the Lord’s work among them.

  3. 3

    The Lord has spread His glories throughout the world. By hearing about Him, the whole world can be purified.

How it feels

Foreboding → Devotional urgency. Uddhava realizes that Kṛṣṇa's visible association is nearing an end.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 11: The Yadu curse, the nine Yogendras and farewell signs. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: The Yadu Dynasty Retires to Prabhāsa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One can purify the mind contaminated by sense gratification only through mature faith in the mode of goodness, which arises by hearing the glories of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, intelligent persons situated in the varṇāśrama system serve the two kinds of holy places: the nectarean rivers of the topics of Kṛṣṇa and the nectarean rivers flowing from the Lord’s lotus feet.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dharmaḥthe principles of religion
  2. caand
  3. sthāpitaḥestablished
  4. satsuamong the pious
  5. satya-sandheṣuamong those who seek after truth
  6. vaiindeed
  7. tvayāby You
  8. kīrtiḥYour glories
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 11.6

    In this verse: “religion”, “principles”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 11.6

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 11.6

    In this verse: “purified”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make more room in my day to hear the Lord’s purifying glories?

Practice

Read this translation aloud slowly, giving your full attention to the Lord’s deeds and glories.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Glories Purify the WorldThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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