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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.46

गच्छ द्वारवतीं सूत ज्ञातीनां निधनं मिथ: । सङ्कर्षणस्य निर्याणं बन्धुभ्यो ब्रूहि मद्दशाम् ॥ ४६ ॥
gaccha dvāravatīṁ sūta
[gachcha dvaaravateem soota]
jñātīnāṁ nidhanaṁ mithaḥ
[jnaateenaam nidhanam mithah]
saṅkarṣaṇasya niryāṇaṁ
[sankarshanasya niryaanam]
bandhubhyo brūhi mad-daśām
[bandhubhyo broohi mad-dashaam]
gaccha — just go dvāravatīm — to Dvārakā sūta — O chariot driver jñātīnām — of their close relatives nidhanam — the destruction mithaḥ — mutual saṅkarṣaṇasya — of Lord Balarāma niryāṇam — the passing away bandhubhyaḥ — to Our family members brūhi — speak mat-daśām — My condition.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gaccha dvāravatīṁ sūta
gaccha
just go
dvāravatīm
to Dvārakā
sūta
O chariot driver
jñātīnāṁ nidhanaṁ mithaḥ
jñātīnām
of their close relatives
nidhanam
the destruction
mithaḥ
mutual
saṅkarṣaṇasya niryāṇaṁ
saṅkarṣaṇasya
of Lord Balarāma
niryāṇam
the passing away
bandhubhyo brūhi mad-daśām
bandhubhyaḥ
to Our family members
brūhi
speak
mat-daśām
My condition.
O driver, go to Dvārakā and tell Our family members how their loved ones destroyed one another. Also tell them of the disappearance of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa and of My present condition.

Lord Kṛṣṇa sent His chariot driverless back to Vaikuṇṭha, along with the horses and weapons, because the chariot driver, Dāruka, had some final service to do on earth.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O driver, go to Dvārakā and tell our family members about the mutual destruction of their relatives, the disappearance of Saṅkarṣaṇa and my condition of unmanifest pastimes. Though the chariot was sent to Vaikuṇṭha, the charioteer was not sent to Vaikuṇṭha. This arrangement was made in order that Dāruka would inform others of the present situation, and that Dāruka, who had come from Vaikuṇṭha, [Note: The form of Dāruka from Vaikuṇṭha seems to be an aṁśa of Dāruka, just as the aṁṣa of Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, came from Vaikuṇṭha. ] would enter into the unmanifest pastimes in Dvārakā on seeing that in Dvārakā there was an increase in prema with all the eternal associates such as Uddhava. Dāruka should inform others of the Lord’s condition—that he would be performing unmanifest pastimes.
Go to Dvārakā and tell the family how their loved ones destroyed each other, of Saṅkarṣaṇa's disappearance, and My present condition. Truth-telling is part of departure.
Reflection Questions
  • What truth am I called to bring back to a community that lost something?
  • What restraint and honesty does the message require?
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