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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 6: The Yadu Dynasty Retires to Prabhāsa
11.6.3311.6.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.6.34

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.6.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

एते वै सुमहोत्पाता व्युत्तिष्ठन्तीह सर्वत: ।

शापश्च न: कुलस्यासीद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो दुरत्यय: ॥ ३४ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

ete vai su-mahotpātā

vyuttiṣṭhantīha sarvataḥ

śāpaś ca naḥ kulasyāsīd

brāhmaṇebhyo duratyayaḥ

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Our dynasty has been cursed by the brāhmaṇas. Such a curse is impossible to counteract, and thus great disturbances are appearing everywhere around us.

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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 Announces the Dynasty’s Danger

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead tells His dynasty that the brāhmaṇas have cursed them.

  2. 2

    He describes the curse as impossible to counteract.

  3. 3

    Great disturbances are appearing everywhere around them, revealing the seriousness of the situation.

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:

Observing terrible disturbances indicating the imminent destruction of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa called together the wise members of the Yadu dynasty and reminded them of the brāhmaṇas’ curse. The Lord convinced them to go to Prabhāsa-tīrtha, where they could save themselves by the performance of ritual bathing, charity, and so on.
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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Personality of Godhead said
  2. etethese
  3. vaiindeed
  4. su-mahā-utpātāḥvery great disturbances
  5. vyuttiṣṭhantiare rising up
  6. ihahere
  7. sarvataḥon all sides
  8. śāpaḥthe curse
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentively do I listen when the Lord’s words describe something difficult?

Practice

Read the Lord’s statement slowly, giving careful attention to each part of His warning.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Announces the Dynasty’s DangerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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