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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
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.6.26-27

Nirodha· Winding up

नाधुना तेऽखिलाधार देवकार्यावशेषितम् ।

कुलं च विप्रशापेन नष्टप्रायमभूदिदम् ॥ २६ ॥

तत: स्वधाम परमं विशस्व यदि मन्यसे ।

सलोकाँल्ल‍ोकपालान् न: पाहि वैकुण्ठकिङ्करान् ॥ २७ ॥

nādhunā te ’khilādhāra

deva-kāryāvaśeṣitam

kulaṁ ca vipra-śāpena

naṣṭa-prāyam abhūd idam

tataḥ sva-dhāma paramaṁ

viśasva yadi manyase

sa-lokāl loka-pālān naḥ

pāhi vaikuṇṭha-kiṅkarān

Translation

My dear Lord, there is nothing remaining at this time for Your Lordship to do on behalf of the demigods. You have already withdrawn Your dynasty by the curse of the brāhmaṇas. O Lord, You are the basis of everything, and if You so desire, kindly return now to Your own abode in the spiritual world. At the same time, we humbly beg that You always protect us. We are Your humble servants, and on Your behalf we are managing the universal situation. We, along with our planets and followers, require Your constant protection.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Servants Need His Protection

  1. 1

    The Lord had completed His work on behalf of the demigods and had already withdrawn His dynasty by the curse of the brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    The demigods address Him as the basis of everything. They ask Him to return to His spiritual abode only if He so desires.

  3. 3

    Although managing the universe on His behalf, the demigods call themselves His humble servants. They ask for His constant protection for themselves, their planets and their followers.

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