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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
11.6.3511.6.37-38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.6.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
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

यत्र स्न‍ात्वा दक्षशापाद् गृहीतो यक्ष्मणोडुराट् ।

विमुक्त: किल्बिषात् सद्यो भेजे भूय: कलोदयम् ॥ ३६ ॥

yatra snātvā dakṣa-śāpād

gṛhīto yakṣmaṇodu-rāṭ

vimuktaḥ kilbiṣāt sadyo

bheje bhūyaḥ kalodayam

Translation

Once, the moon was afflicted with consumption because of the curse of Dakṣa, but just by taking bath at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the moon was immediately freed from his sinful reaction and again resumed the waxing of his phases.

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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 Purifying Power of Prabhāsa

  1. 1

    The moon was afflicted with consumption because of Dakṣa’s curse.

  2. 2

    By bathing at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the moon was immediately freed from his sinful reaction.

  3. 3

    The moon again resumed the waxing of his phases, showing the benefit of bathing at this holy place.

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:

The Yadus, in obedience to Kṛṣṇa’s desire, prepared to journey to Prabhāsa. Upon seeing and hearing the Lord’s conversation with the Yadu dynasty, Uddhava approached Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in a secluded place, offered Him full obeisances and, with folded hands, expressed his inability to tolerate separation from the Lord.
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. yatrawhere
  2. snātvātaking bath
  3. dakṣa-śāpātbecause of the curse of Prajāpati Dakṣa
  4. gṛhītaḥseized
  5. yakṣmaṇāby consumptive lung disease
  6. uḍu-rāṭthe king of stars, the moon
  7. vimuktaḥfreed
  8. kilbiṣātfrom his sinful reaction
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

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

    In this verse: “sinful”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the moon’s recovery help me appreciate about Prabhāsa-kṣetra?

Practice

Reread the account and identify the affliction, the act of bathing, and the resulting relief.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 11.6's connections

Live this todayThe Purifying Power of PrabhāsaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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