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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 7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava
11.7.6211.7.64

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.7.63

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The brāhmaṇasince 11.7.32inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → UddhavaThe avadhūta → King Yadu

द‍ृष्ट्वा तान् लुब्धक: कश्चिद् यद‍ृच्छातो वनेचर: ।

जगृहे जालमातत्य चरत: स्वालयान्तिके ॥ ६३ ॥

dṛṣṭvā tān lubdhakaḥ kaścid

yadṛcchāto vane-caraḥ

jagṛhe jālam ātatya

carataḥ svālayāntike

Translation

At that time a certain hunter who happened to be wandering through the forest saw the young pigeons moving about near their nest. Spreading out his net he captured them all.

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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.

Danger Reaches the Birds Near Home

  1. 1

    A hunter happened to be wandering through the forest.

  2. 2

    He saw the young pigeons moving about near their nest.

  3. 3

    Spreading his net, he captured them all. Being near their home did not protect them from danger.

How it feels

Grief and dependence → Detachment. The temporary world becomes a source of spiritual instruction.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 11: The avadhuta's twenty-four teachers. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He had also learned from fire how the Supreme Soul enters into every body and appears to assume the identity of each. From the moon he had learned how the various phases the material body undergoes — birth, growth, dwindling and death — do not affect the embodied soul.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  2. tānthem, the young birds
  3. lubdhakaḥhunter
  4. kaścita certain
  5. yadṛcchātaḥat random
  6. vanein the forest
  7. caraḥpassing
  8. jagṛhehe seized
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 11.7

    In this verse: “danger”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 11.7

    In this verse: “protect”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do familiar surroundings lead me to overlook uncertainty or danger?

Practice

Take one sensible precaution today against a risk you tend to overlook in familiar surroundings.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDanger Reaches the Birds Near HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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