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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
11.6.4511.6.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.6.46

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 11.6.42inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

त्वयोपभुक्तस्रग्गन्धवासोऽलङ्कारचर्चिता: ।

उच्छिष्टभोजिनो दासास्तव मायां जयेमहि ॥ ४६ ॥

tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha-

vāso-’laṅkāra-carcitāḥ

ucchiṣṭa-bhojino dāsās

tava māyāṁ jayema hi

Translation

Simply by decorating ourselves with the garlands, fragrant oils, clothes and ornaments that You have already enjoyed, and by eating the remnants of Your meals, we, Your servants, will indeed conquer Your illusory energy.

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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.

Conquering Illusion Through Kṛṣṇa’s Remnants

  1. 1

    Uddhava is already a completely liberated, confidential associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He prays because he cannot bear to live without Kṛṣṇa even for a moment; this feeling is love of God.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s servants conquer His illusory energy by accepting the remnants of His food, garlands, fragrances, clothes and ornaments.

  3. 3

    Uddhava trusts in kṛṣṇa-prasādam, not useless speculation and mental concoction. His desire is to remain with Kṛṣṇa as His servant, not merely to gain liberation.

Key points from the purport
  • It is clear from this verse that Uddhava is not approaching the Lord for liberation from the illusory energy.
  • Uddhava is addressing the Lord as follows: “Even if Your illusory energy tries to attack us, my Lord, we will very easily conquer her by our powerful weapons, which are the remnants of Your foodstuffs, clothes, ornaments, and so on.
  • In other words, we will easily conquer over māyā by kṛṣṇa-prasādam, and not by useless speculation and mental concoction.”

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 15.237

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.6.46).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

They honor all kinds of remnants from Śrī Kṛṣṇa and thus conquer the Lord’s illusory energy. Peaceful members of the renounced order attain Brahmaloka after exhaustive and painful exertion, whereas the devotees of the Lord simply discuss Lord Kṛṣṇa among themselves, chant and remember His various pastimes and instructions, and thus automatically cross beyond the insurmountable material energy.
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. tvayāby You
  2. upabhuktaalready enjoyed
  3. srakwith the garlands
  4. gandhafragrances
  5. vāsaḥgarments
  6. alaṅkāraand ornaments
  7. carcitāḥadorned
  8. ucchiṣṭathe remnants of Your food
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 11.6

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I receive Kṛṣṇa’s remnants with greater gratitude and a desire to serve Him?

Practice

Today, when accepting kṛṣṇa-prasādam, pause to remember Kṛṣṇa and your relationship with Him as His servant.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayConquering Illusion Through Kṛṣṇa’s RemnantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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