Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.1.9

yan-nimittah sa vai sapo

yadriso dvija-sattama

katham ekatmanam bheda

etat sarvam vadasva me

SYNONYMS

yat-nimittah -- arising by what cause; sah -- that; vai -- indeed; sapah -- curse; yadrisah -- what kind; dvija-sat-tama -- O purest of twice-born brahmanas; katham -- how; eka-atmanam -- of those who shared the same soul (Sri Krishna); bhedah -- the disagreement; etat -- this; sarvam -- all; vadasva -- please tell; me -- to me.

TRANSLATION

King Parikshit continued inquiring: What was the motive for this curse? What did it consist of, O purest of the twice-born? And how could such a disagreement have arisen among the Yadus, who all shared the same goal of life? Please tell me all these things.

PURPORT

Ekatmanam means that the Yadus all shared the same opinion, namely that Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the goal of their life. Therefore, Parikshit Maharaja could not see any obvious reason for such a destructive quarrel among the members of the Yadu dynasty, and he was anxious to know the actual cause.

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