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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
11.6.37-3811.6.40-41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.6.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 11.6.39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं भगवतादिष्टा यादवा: कुरुनन्दन ।

गन्तुं कृतधियस्तीर्थं स्यन्दनान् समयूयुजन् ॥ ३९ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ bhagavatādiṣṭā

yādavāḥ kuru-nandana

gantuṁ kṛta-dhiyas tīrthaṁ

syandanān samayūyujan

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O favorite son of the Kurus, thus advised by the Personality of Godhead, the Yādavas made up their minds to go to that holy place, Prabhāsa-kṣetra, and thus yoked their horses to their chariots.

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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.

Turning the Lord’s Instruction Into Action

  1. 1

    The Yādavas receive their advice from the Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    They make up their minds to go to the holy place Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

  3. 3

    They yoke their horses to their chariots, turning their decision into practical preparation.

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:

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. He begged Kṛṣṇa to carry him to His own abode.
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-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva said
  2. evamthus
  3. bhagavatāby the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. ādiṣṭāḥinstructed
  5. yādavāḥthe Yādavas
  6. kuru-nandanaO favorite son of the Kurus
  7. gantumto go
  8. kṛta-dhiyaḥhaving made up their minds
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 11.6

    In this verse: “favorite”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I follow hearing the Lord’s instruction with a firm decision and practical action?

Practice

Choose one instruction from your study and take one concrete step toward following it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTurning the Lord’s Instruction Into ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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