Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 11

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् भगवतादिष्टं यदुदेवेन यादवा: । चक्रु: परमया भक्त्या सर्वश्रेयोपबृंहितम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin bhagavatādiṣṭaṁ yadu-devena yādavāḥ cakruḥ paramayā bhaktyā sarva-śreyopabṛṁhitam

Translation

There, following the instructions of Bhagavān, their own Lord Yadudeva, the Yādavas performed with supreme devotion the sacred rites that nourish all auspicious welfare.

Synonyms

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• आदिष्टम्: ordered, instructed
• आदिष्टम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(कर्म) आदेशितम्’

• यदु-देवेन: by Yadu-deva (Uddhava/leader of Yadus)
• यदु-देवेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु-देव (प्रातिपदिक; यदु + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यदूनां देवः)

• यादवाः: the Yadavas
• यादवाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चक्रुः: they did, they performed
• चक्रुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• परमया: with supreme
• परमया: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भक्त्या’ इति विशेषणम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-श्रेयः-उपबृंहितम्: enhanced with all welfare/auspiciousness
• सर्व-श्रेयः-उपबृंहितम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + उप√बृंह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘उपबृंहितम्’; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वं श्रेयः येन/यत्र उपबृंहितम्)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Yādavas
• Yadu-deva

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 11.30.11 teach about following Krishna’s instructions?

It teaches that the Lord’s directives should be carried out with supreme devotion (paramā bhakti), and such obedience becomes filled with all auspicious welfare (sarva-śreyaḥ).

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 11.30?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing how the Yādavas acted according to the Lord’s command.

How can a devotee apply ‘paramayā bhaktyā’ in modern life?

By treating spiritual guidance—scripture, guru, and sādhana—as the Lord’s instruction and practicing it sincerely, without complacency, aiming for true śreyaḥ (lasting spiritual good) rather than temporary gain.