> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 1
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > Canto 1: 'Creation

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> > Chapter Thirteen: Dhritarâshthra Quits Home

> > TEXT 1

> > sûta uvâca

> > viduras tîrtha-yâtrâyâm

> > maitreyâd âtmano gatim

> > jn'âtvâgâd dhâstinapuram

> > tayâvâpta-vivitsitah

> > sûtah uvâca&emdash;S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said; vidurah--Vidura; tîrtha-yâtrâyâm--while traveling to different places of pilgrimage; maitreyât--from the great sage Maitreya; âtmanah--of the self; gatim--destination; jn'âtvâ--by knowing it; âgât--went back; hâstinapuram--the city of Hastinâpura; taya--by that knowledge; avâpta--sufficiently a gainer; vivitsitah--being well versed in everything knowable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Sûta Gosvâmî said: While traveling on a pilgrimage, Vidura received knowledge of the destination of the self from the great sage Maitreya and then returned to Hastinâpura. He became as well versed in the subject as he desired.

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> > TEXT 2

> > yâvatah kritavân pras'nân

> > kshattâ kaushâravâgratah

> > jâtaika-bhaktir govinde

> > tebhyas' copararâma ha

> > yâvatah--all that; kritavân--did he put; pras'nân--questions; kshattâ--a name of Vidura; kaushârava--a name of Maitreya; agratah--in the presence of; jâta--having grown up; eka--one; bhaktih--transcendental loving service; govinde--unto Lord Krishna; tebhyah--regarding further questions; ca--and; upararâma--retired from; ha--in the past.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After asking various questions and becoming established in the transcendental loving service of Lord Krishna, Vidura retired from putting questions to Maitreya Muni.

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> > TEXT 3-4

> > tam bandhum âgatam drishthvâ

> > dharma-putrah sahânujah

> > dhritarâshthro yuyutsus' ca

> > sûtah s'âradvatah prithâ

> > gândhârî draupadî brahman

> > subhadrâ cottarâ kripî

> > anyâs ca jâmayah pândor

> > jn'âtayah sasutâh striyah

> > tam--him; bandhum--relative; âgatam--having arrived there; drishthvâ--by seeing it; dharma-putrah--Yudhishthhira; sahâ-anujah--along with his younger brothers; dhritarâshthrah--Dhritarâshthra; yuyutsuh--Sâtyaki; ca--and; sûtah&emdash;San'jaya; s'âradvatah--Kripâcârya; prithâ--Kuntî; gândhârî--Gândhârî; draupadî--Draupadî; brahman--O brâhmanas; subhadrâ--Subhadrâ; ca--and; uttarâ--Uttarâ; kripî--Kripî; anyah--others; ca--and; jâmayah--wives of other family members; pândoh--of the Pândavas; jn'âtayah--family members; sasutâh--along with their sons; striyah--the ladies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When they saw Vidura return to the palace, all the inhabitants--Mahârâja Yudhishthhira, his younger brothers, Dhritarâstra, Sâtyaki, San'jaya, Kripâcârya, Kuntî, Gândhârî, Draupadî, Subhadrâ, Uttarâ, Kripî, many other wives of the Kauravas, and other ladies with children--all hurried to him in great delight. It so appeared that they had regained their consciousness after a long period.

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> > TEXT 5

> > pratyujjagmuh praharshena

> > prânam tanva ivâgatam

> > abhisangamya vidhivat

> > parishvangâbhivâdanaih

> > prati--towards; ujjagmuh--went; praharshena--with great delight; prânam--life; tanvah--of the body; iva--like; âgatam&emdash;returned; abhisangamya--approaching; vidhi-vat--in due form; parishvanga--embracing; abhivâdanaih--by obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With great delight they all approached him, as if life had returned to their bodies. They exchanged obeisances and welcomed each other with embraces.

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> > TEXT 6

> > mumucuh prema-bâshpaugham

> > virahautkanthhya-kâtarâh

> > râjâ tam arhayâm cakre

> > kritâsana-parigraham

> > mumucuh--emanated; prema--affectionate; bâshpa-ogham--emotional tears; viraha--separation; autkanthhya--anxiousness; kâtarâh--being aggrieved; râjâ--King Yudhishthhira; tam--unto him (Vidura); arhayâm cakre--offered; krita--performance of; âsana--sitting accommodations; parigraham--arrangement of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Due to anxieties and long separation, they all cried out of affection. King Yudhishthhira then arranged to offer sitting accommodations and a reception.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tam bhuktavantam vis'rântam

> > âsînam sukham âsane

> > pras'rayâvanato râjâ

> > prâha teshâm ca s'rinvatâm

> > tam--him (Vidura); bhuktavantam--after feeding him sumptuously; vis'rântam--and having taken rest; âsînam--being seated; sukham âsane--on a comfortable seat; pras'raya-avanatah--naturally very gentle and meek; râjâ--King Yudhishthhira; prâha--began to speak; teshâm ca--and by them; s'rinvatâm--being heard.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After Vidura ate sumptuously and took sufficient rest, he was comfortably seated. Then the King began to speak to him, and all who were present there listened.

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> > TEXT 8

> > yudhishthhira uvâca

> > api smaratha no yusmat-

> > paksha-cchâyâ-samedhitân

> > vipad-ganâd vishâgnyâder

> > mocitâ yat samâtrikâh

> > yudhisthirah uvâca--Mahârâja Yudhishthhira said; api--whether; smaratha--you remember; nah--us; yushmat--from you; paksa--partiality towards us like the wings of a bird; châyâ--protection; samedhitân--we who were brought up by you; vipat-ganât--fromvarious types of calamities; visha--by administration of poison; agni-âdeh--by setting on fire; mocitah--released from; yat--what you have done; sa--along with; mâtrikâh--our mother.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Yudhishthhira said: My uncle, do you remember how you always protected us, along with our mother, from all sorts of calamities? Your partiality, like the wings of a bird, saved us from poisoning and arson.

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> > TEXT 9

> > kayâ vrittyâ vartitam vas'

> > caradbhih kshiti-mandalam

> > tîrthâni kshetra-mukhyâni

> > sevitânîha bhûtale

> > kayâ--by which; vrittyâ--means; vartitam--maintained your livelihood; vah--your good self; caradbhih--while traveling; kshiti-mândalam--on the surface of the earth; tîrthâni--places of pilgrimage; kshetra-mukhyâni--the principal holy places; sevitâni--served by you; iha--in this world; bhûtale--on this planet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While traveling on the surface of the earth, how did you maintain your livelihood? At which holy places and pilgrimage sites did you render service?

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> > TEXT 10

> > bhavad-vidhâ bhâgavatâs

> > tîrtha-bhûtâh svayam vibho

> > tîrthî-kurvanti tîrthâni

> > svântah-sthena gadâbhritâ

> > bhavat--your good self; vidhâh--like; bhâgavatâh--devotees; tîrtha--the holy places of pilgrimage; bhûtâh--converted into; svayam--personally; vibho--O powerful one; tîrthî-kurvanti--make into a holy place of pilgrimage; tîrthâni--the holy places; svântah-sthena--having been situated in the heart; gadâbhritâ--the Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, devotees like your good self are verily holy places personified. Because you carry the Personality of Godhead within your heart, you turn all places into places of pilgrimage.

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> > TEXT 11

> > api nah suhridas tâta

> > bândhavâh krishna-devatâh

> > drishthâh s'rutâ vâ yadavah

> > sva-puryâm sukham âsate

> > api--whether; nah--our; suhridah--well-wishers; tâta--O my uncle; bândhavâh--friends; krishna-devatâh--those who are always rapt in the service of Lord S'rî Krishna; drishthâh--by seeing them; s'rutâh--or by hearing about them; vâ--either; yadavah--the descendants of Yadu; sva-puryâm--along with their residential place; sukham âsate--if they are all happy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My uncle, you must have visited Dvârakâ. In that holy place are our friends and well-wishers, the descendants of Yadu, who are always rapt in the service of the Lord S'rî Krishna. You might have seen them or heard about them. Are they all living happily in their abodes?

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> > TEXT 12

> > ity ukto dharma-râjena

> > sarvam tat samavarnayat

> > yathânubhûtam kramas'o

> > vinâ yadu-kula-kshayam

> > iti--thus; uktah--being asked; dharmarâjena--by King Yudhishthhira; sarvam--all; tat--that; samavarnayat--properly described; yathâ-anubhûtam--as he experienced; kramas'ah--one after another; vinâ--without; yada-kulakshayam--annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus being questioned by Mahârâja Yudhishthhira, Mahâtmâ Vidura gradually described everything he had personally experienced, except news of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.

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> > TEXT 13

> > nanv apriyam durvishaham

> > nrinâm svayam upasthitam

> > nâvedayat sakaruno

> > duhkhitân drashthum akshamah

> > nanu--as a matter of fact; apriyam--unpalatable; durvishaham--unbearable; nrinâm--of humankind; svayam--in its own way; upasthitam--appearance; na--did not; âvedayat--expressed; sakarunah--compassionate; duhkhitân--distressed; drashthum--to see; akshamah--unable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Compassionate Mahâtma Vidura could not stand to see the Pândavas distressed at any time. Therefore he did not disclose this unpalatable and unbearable incident because calamities come of their own accord.

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> > TEXT 14

> > kan'cit kâlam athâvâtsît

> > sat-krito devavat sukham

> > bhrâtur jyeshthhasya s'reyas-krit

> > sarveshâm sukham âvahan

> > kan'cit--for a few days; kâlam--time; atha--thus; avâtsît--resided; satkritah--being well treated; deva-vat--just like a godly personality; sukham--amenities; bhrâtuh--of the brother; jyeshthhasya--of the elder; s'reyahkrit--for doing good to him; sarvesâm--all others; sukham--happiness; âvahan--made it possible.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus Mahâtma Vidura, being treated just like a godly person by his kinsmen, remained there for a certain period just to rectify the mentality of his eldest brother and in this way bring happiness to all the others.

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> > TEXT 15

> > abibhrad aryamâ dandam

> > yathâvad agha-kârishu

> > yâvad dadhâra s'ûdratvam

> > s'âpâd varsha-s'atam yamah

> > abibhrat--administered; aryamâ--Aryamâ; dandam--punishment; yathâvat--as it was suitable; agha-kârishu--unto persons who had committed sins; yâvat--as long as; dadhâra--accepted; s'ûdratvam--the tabernacle of a s'ûdra; s'âpât--as the result of a curse; varsha-s'atam--for one hundred years; yamah--Yamarâja.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As long as Vidura played the part of a s'ûdra, being cursed by Manduka Muni, Aryamâ officiated at the post of Yamarâja to punish those who committed sinful acts.

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> > TEXT 16

> > yudhishthhiro labdha-râjyo

> > drishthvâ pautram kulan-dharam

> > bhrâtribhir loka-pâlâbhair

> > mumude parayâ s'riyâ

> > yudhishthhirah--Yudhishthhira; labdha-râjyah--possessing his paternal kingdom; drishthvâ--by seeing; pautram--the grandson; kulam-dharam--just suitable for the dynasty; bhrâtribhih--by the brothers; loka-pâlâbhaih--who were all expert administrators; mumude--enjoyed life; parayâ--uncommon; s'riyâ--opulence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having won his kingdom and observed the birth of one grandson competent to continue the noble tradition of his family, Mahârâja Yudhishthhira reigned peacefully and enjoyed uncommon opulence in cooperation with his younger brothers, who were all expert administrators to the common people.

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> > TEXT 17

> > evam griheshu saktânâm

> > pramattânâm tad-îhayâ

> > atyakrâmad avijn'âtah

> > kâlah parama-dustarah

> > evam--thus; griheshu--in the family affairs; saktânâm--of persons who are too attached; pramattânâm--insanely attached; tat-îhayâ--engrossed in such thoughts; atyakrâmat--surpassed; avijn'âtah--imperceptibly; kâlah--eternal time; parama--supremely; dustarah--insurmountable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Insurmountable, eternal time imperceptibly overcomes those who are too much attached to family affairs and are always engrossed in their thought.

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> > TEXT 18

> > viduras tad abhipretya

> > dhritarâshthram abhâshata

> > râjan nirgamyatâm s'îghram

> > pas'yedam bhayam âgatam

> > vidurah--Mahâtmâ Vidura; tat--that; abhipretya--knowing it well; dhritarâshthram--unto Dhritarashthra; abhâsata--said; râjan--o King; nirgamyatâm--please get out immediately; s'îghram--without the least delay; pas'ya--just see; idam--this; bhayam--fear; âgatam--already arrived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahâtmâ Vidura knew all this, and therefore he addressed Dhritarâshthra, saying: My dear King, please get out of here immediately. Do not delay. Just see how fear has overtaken you.

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> > TEXT 19

> > pratikriyâ na yasyeha

> > kutas'cit karhicit prabho

> > sa esha bhagavân kâlah

> > sarveshâm nah samâgatah

> > pratikriyâ--remedial measure; na--there is none; yasya--of which; iha--in this material world; kutas'cit--by any means; karhicit--or by anyone; prabho--o my lord; sah--that; eshah--positively; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; kâlah--eternal time; sarveshâm--of all; nah--of us; samâgatah--arrived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This frightful situation cannot be remedied by any person in this material world. My lord, it is the Supreme Personality of Godhead as eternal time [kâla] that has approached us all.

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> > TEXT 20

> > yena caivâbhipanno 'yam

> > prânaih priyatamair api

> > janah sadyo viyujyeta

> > kim utânyair dhanâdibhih

> > yena--pulled by such time; ca--and; eva--certainly; abhipannah--overtaken; ayam--this; prânaih--with life; priya-tamaih--which is most dear to everyone; api--even though; janah--person; sadyah--forthwith; viyujyeta--do give up; kim uta anyaih--what to speak of any other thing; dhana-âdibhih--such as wealth, honor, children, land and house.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Whoever is under the influence of supreme kâla [eternal time] must surrender his most dear life, and what to speak of other things, such as wealth, honor, children, land and home.

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> > TEXT 21

> > pitri-bhrâtri-suhrit-putrâ

> > hatâs te vigatam vayam

> > âtmâ ca jarayâ grastah

> > para-geham upâsase

> > pitri--father; bhrâtri--brother; suhrit--well-wishers; putrâh--sons; hatâh--all dead; te--yours; vigatam--expended; vayam--age; âtmâ--the body; ca--also; jarayâ--by invalidity; grastah--overcome; para-geham--another's home; upâsase--you do live.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your father, brother, well-wishers and sons are all dead and passed away. You yourself have expended the major portion of your life, your body is now overtaken by invalidity, and you are living in the home of another.

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> > TEXT 22

> > andhah puraiva vadhiro

> > manda-prajn'âs' ca sâmpratam

> > vis'îrna-danto mandâgnih

> > sarâgah kapham udvahan

> > andhah--blind; pura--from the beginning; eva--certainly; vadhirah--hard of hearing; manda-prajn'âh--memory shortened; ca--and; sâmpratam--recently; vis'îrna--loosened; dantah--teeth; manda-agnih--liver action decreased; sa-râgah--with sound; kapham--coughing much mucus; udvahan--coming out.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You have been blind from your very birth, and recently you have become hard of hearing. Your memory is shortened, and your intelligence is disturbed. Your teeth are loose, your liver is defective, and you are coughing up mucus.

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> > TEXT 23

> > aho mahîyasî jantor

> > jîvitâs'â yathâ bhavân

> > bhîmâpavarjitam pindam

> > âdatte griha-pâlavat

> > aho--alas; mahîyasî--powerful; jantoh--of the living beings; jîvitâ-âs'â--hope for life; yathâ--as much as; bhavân--you are; bhîma--of Bhîmasena (a brother of Yudhishthhira's); apavarjitam--remnants; pindam--foodstuff; âdatte--eaten by; griha-pâla-vat--like a household dog.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Alas, how powerful are the hopes of a living being to continue his life. Verily, you are living just like a household dog and are eating remnants of food given by Bhîma.

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> > TEXT 24

> > agnir nisrishtho dattas' ca

> > garo dârâs' ca dûshitâh

> > hritam kshetram dhanam yeshâm

> > tad-dattair asubhih kiyat

> > agnih--fire; nisrishthah--set; dattah--given; ca--and; garah--poison; dârâh--married wife; ca--and; dûshitâh--insulted; hritam--usurped; kshetram--kingdom; dhanam--wealth; yeshâm--of those; tat--their; dattaih--given by; asubhih--subsisting; kiyat--is unnecessary.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There is no need to live a degraded life and subsist on the charity of those whom you tried to kill by arson and poisoning. You also insulted one of their wives and usurped their kingdom and wealth.

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> > TEXT 25

> > tasyâpi tava deho 'yam

> > kripanasya jijîvishoh

> > paraity anicchato jîrno

> > jarayâ vâsasî iva

> > tasya--of this; api--in spite of; tava--your; dehah--body; ayam--this; kripanasya--of one who is miserly; jijîvishoh--of you who desire life; paraiti--will dwindle; anicchatah--even unwilling; jîrnah--deteriorated; jarayâ--old; vâsasî--garments; iva--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Despite your unwillingness to die and your desire to live even at the cost of honor and prestige, your miserly body will certainly dwindle and deteriorate like an old garment.

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> > TEXT 26

> > gata-svârtham imam deham

> > virakto mukta-bandhanah

> > avijn'âta-gatir jahyât

> > sa vai dhîra udâhritah

> > gata-sva-artham--without being properly utilized; imam--this; deham--material body; viraktah--indifferently; mukta--being freed; bandhanah--from all obligations; avijn'âta-gatih--unknown destination; jahyât--one should give up this body; sah--such a person; vai--certainly; dhîrah--undisturbed; udâhritah--is said to be so.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He is called undisturbed who goes to an unknown, remote place and, freed from all obligations, quits his material body when it has become useless.

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> > TEXT 27

> > yah svakât parato veha

> > jâta-nirveda âtmavân

> > hridi kritvâ harim gehât

> > pravrajet sa narottamah

> > yah--anyone who; svakât--by his own awakening; paratah vâ--or by hearing from another; iha--here in this world; jâta--becomes; nirvedah--indifferent to material attachment; âtmavân--consciousness; hridi--within the heart; kritvâ--having been taken by; harim--the Personality of Godhead; gehât--from home; pravrajet--goes away; sah--he is; nara-uttamah--the first-class human being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He is certainly a first-class man who awakens and understands, either by himself or from others, the falsity and misery of this material world and thus leaves home and depends fully on the Personality of Godhead residing within his heart.

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> > TEXT 28

> > athodîcîm dis'am yâtu

> > svair ajn'âta-gatir bhavân

> > ito 'rvâk prâyas'ah kâlah

> > pumsâm guna-vikarshanah

> > atha--therefore; udîcîm--northern side; dis'am--direction; yâtu--please go away; svaih--by your relatives; ajn'âta--without knowledge; gatih--movements; bhavân--of yourself; itah--after this; arvâk--will usher in; prâyas'ah--generally; kâlah--time; pumsâm--of men; guna--qualities; vikarshanah--diminishing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Please, therefore, leave for the North immediately, without letting your relatives know, for soon that time will approach which will diminish the good qualities of men.

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> > TEXT 29

> > evam râjâ vidurenânujena

> > prajn'â-cakshur bodhita âjamîdhah

> > chittvâ sveshu sneha-pâs'ân dradhimno

> > nis'cakrâma bhrâtri-sandars'itâdhvâ

> > evam--thus; râjâ--King Dhritarâshthra; vidurena anujena--by his younger brother Vidura; prajn'â--introspective knowledge; cakshuh--eyes; bodhitah--being understood; âjâmîdhah--Dhritarâshthra, scion of the family of Âjamîha; chittvâ--by breaking; sveshu--regarding kinsmen; sneha-pâs'ân--strong network of affection; dradhimnah--because of steadfastness; nishcakrâma--got out; bhrâtri--by his brother; sandars'ita--direction to; adhvâ--the path of liberation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus Mahârâja Dhritarâshthra, the scion of the family of Âjamidha, firmly convinced by introspective knowledge [prajn'â], broke at once the strong network of familial affection by his resolute determination. Thus he immediately left home to set out on the path of liberation, as directed by his younger brother Vidura.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > patim prayântam subalasya putrî

> > pati-vratâ cânujagâma sâdhvî

> > himâlayam nyasta-danda-praharsham

> > manasvinâm iva sat samprahârah

> > patim--her husband; prayântam--while leaving home; subalasya--of King Subala; putrî--the worthy daughter; pati-vratâ--devoted to her husband; ca--also; anujagâma--followed; sâdhvî--the chaste; himâlayam--towards the Himalaya Mountains; nyasta-danda--one who has accepted the rod of the renounced order; praharsham--object of delight; manasvinâm--of the great fighters; iva--like; sat--legitimate; samprahârah--good lashing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gentle and chaste Gândhârî, who was the daughter of King Subala of Kandahar [or Gandhâra], followed her husband, seeing that he was going to the Himalaya Mountains, which are the delight of those who have accepted the staff of the renounced order like fighters who have accepted a good lashing from the enemy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > ajâta-s'atruh krita-maitro hutâgnir

> > viprân natvâ tila-go-bhûmi-rukmaih

> > griham pravishtho guru-vandanâya

> > na câpas'yat pitarau saubalîm ca

> > ajâta--never born; s'atruh--enemy; krita--having performed; maitrah--worshiping the demigods; huta-agnih--and offering fuel in the fire; viprân--the brâhmanas; natvâ--offering obeisances; tila-go-bhûmi-rukmaih--along with grains, cows, land and gold; griham--within the palace; pravishthah--having entered into; guru-vandanâya--for offering respect to the elderly members; na--did not; ca--also; apas'yat--see; pitarau--his uncles; saubalîm--Gândhârî; ca--also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Yudhishthhira, whose enemy was never born, performed his daily morning duties by praying, offering fire sacrifice to the sun-god, and offering obeisances, grains, cows, land and gold to the brâhmanas. He then entered the palace to pay respects to the elderly. However, he could not find his uncles or aunt, the daughter of King Subala.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > tatra san'jayam âsinam

> > papracchodvigna-mânasah

> > gâvalgane kva nas tâto

> > vriddho hînas' ca netrayoh

> > tatra--there; san'jayam--unto San'jaya; âsînam--seated; papraccha--he inquired from; udvigna-manasah--filled with anxiety; gâvalgane--the son of Gâvalgana, San'jaya; kva--where is; nah--our; tâtah--uncle; vriddhah--old; hînah ca--and bereft of; netrayoh--the eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâa Yudhishthhira, full of anxiety, turned to San'jaya, who was sitting there, and said: O San'jaya, where is our uncle, who is old and blind?

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > ambâ ca hata-putrârtâ

> > pitrivyah kva gatah suhrit

> > api mayy akrita-prajn'e

> > hata-bandhuh sa bhâryayâ

> > âs'amsamânah s'amalam

> > gangâyâm duhkhito 'patat

> > ambâ--mother aunt; ca--and; hata-putrâ--who had lost all her sons; ârtâ--in a sorry plight; pitrivyah--uncle Vidura; kva--where; gatah--gone; suhrit--well-wisher; api--whether; mayi--unto me; akrita-prajn'e--ungrateful; hata-bandhuh--one who has lost all his sons; sah--Dhritarâshthra; bhâryayâ--with his wife; âs'amsa-mânah--in doubtful mind; s'amalam--offenses; gangâyâm--in the Ganges water; duhkhitah--in distressed mind; apatat--fell down.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Where is my well-wisher, uncle Vidura, and mother Gândhârî, who is very afflicted due to all her sons' demise? My uncle Dhritarâshthra was also very mortified due to the death of all his sons and grandsons. Undoubtedly I am very ungrateful. Did he, therefore, take my offenses very seriously and, along with his wife, drown himself in the Ganges?

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > pitary uparate pândau

> > sarvân nah suhridah s'is'ûn

> > arakshatâm vyasanatah

> > pitrivyau kva gatâv itah

> > pitari--upon my father; uparate--falling down; pândau--Mahârâja Pându; sarvân--all; nah--of us; suhridah--well-wishers; s'is'ûn--small children; arak-shatâm--protected; vyasanatah--from all kinds of dangers; pitrivyau--uncles; kva--where; gatau--have departed; itah--from this place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When my father, Pându, fell down and we were all small children, these two uncles gave us protection from all kinds of calamities. They were always our good well-wishers. Alas, where have they gone from here?

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > s'uta uvâca

> > kripayâ sneha-vaiklavyât

> > sûto viraha-kars'itah

> > âtmes'varam acakshâno

> > na pratyâhâtipîditah

> > s'ûtah uvâca--Sûta Gosvâmî said; kripayâ--out of full compassion; sneha-vaiklavyât--mental derangement due to profound affection; sûtah&emdash;San'jaya; viraha-kars'itah--distressed by separation; âtma-îs'varam--his master; acakshânah--having not seen; na--did not; pratyâha--replied; ati-pîditah--being too aggrieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sûta Gosvâmî said: Because of compassion and mental agitation, San'jaya, not having seen his own master, Dhritarâshthra, was aggrieved and could not properly reply to Mahârâja Yudhishthhira.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > vimrijyâs'rûni pânibhyâm

> > vishthabhyâtmânam âtmanâ

> > ajâta-s'atrum pratyûce

> > prabhoh pâdâv anusmaran

> > vimrijya--smearing; as'rûni--tears of the eyes; pânibhyâm--with his hands; vishthabhya--situated; âtmanâm--the mind; âtmanâ--by intelligence; ajâta-s'atrum--unto Mahârâja Yudhishthhira; pratyûce--began to reply; prabhoh--of his master; pâdau--feet; anusmaran--thinking after.

> > TRANSLATION

> > First he slowly pacified his mind by intelligence, and wiping away his tears and thinking of the feet of his master, Dhritarâshthra, he began to reply to Mahârâja Yudhishthhira.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > san'jaya uvâca

> > nâham veda vyavasitam

> > pitror vah kula-nandana

> > gândhâryâ vâ mahâ-bâho

> > mushito 'smi mahâtmabhih

> > san'jayah uvâca&emdash;San'jaya said; na--not; aham--I; veda--know; vyavasitam--determination; pitroh--of your uncles; vah--your; kula-nandana--o descendant of the Kuru dynasty; gândhâryâh--of Gândhârî; vâ--or; mahâ-bâho--o great King; mushitah--cheated; asmi--I have been; mahâ-âtmabhih--by those great souls.

> > TRANSLATION

> > San'jaya said: My dear descendant of the Kuru dynasty, I have no information of the determination of your two uncles and Gândhârî. O King, I have been cheated by those great souls.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > athâjagâma bhagavân

> > nâradah saha-tumburuh

> > pratyutthâyâbhivâdyâha

> > sânujo 'bhyarcayan munim

> > atha--thereafter; ajagâma--arrived; bhagavân--the godly personality; nâradah--Nârada; saha-tumburuh--along with his tumburu (musical instrument); pratyutthâya--having gotten up from their seats; abhivâdya--offering their due obeisances; âha--said; sa-anujah--along with younger brothers; abhyarcayan--thus while receiving in a proper mood; munim--the sage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While San'jaya was thus speaking, S'rî Nârada, the powerful devotee of the Lord, appeared on the scene carrying his tumburu. Mahârâja Yudhishthhira and his brothers received him properly by getting up from their seats and offering obeisances.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > yudhishthhira uvâca

> > nâham veda gatim pitror

> > bhagavan kva gatâv itah

> > ambâ vâ hata-putrârtâ

> > kva gatâ ca tapasvinî

> > yudhishthhirah uvâca--Mahârâja Yudhishthhira said; na--do not; aham--myself; veda--know it; gatim--departure; pitroh--of the uncles; bhagavan--o godly personality; kva--where; gatau--gone; itah--from this place; ambâ--mother aunt; vâ--either; hata-putrâ--bereft of her sons; ârtâ--aggrieved; kva--where; gâta--gone; ca--also; tapasvinî--ascetic.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mahârâja Yudhishthhira said: O godly personality, I do not know where my two uncles have gone. Nor can I find my ascetic aunt who is grief-stricken by the loss of all her sons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > karnadhâra ivâpâre

> > bhagavân pâra-dars'akah

> > athâbabhâshe bhagavân

> > nârado muni-sattamah

> > karna-dhârah--captain of the ship; iva--like; apâre--in the extensive oceans; bhagavân--representative of the Lord; pâra-dars'akah--one who can give directions to theother side; atha--thus; ababhâshe--began to say; bhagavân--the godly personality; nâradah--the great sage Nârada; muni-sat-tamah--the greatest among the devotee philosophers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You are like a captain of a ship in a great ocean and you can direct us to our destination. Thus addressed, the godly personality, Devarshi Nârada, greatest of the philosopher devotees, began to speak.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > nârada uvâca

> > mâ kan'cana s'uco râjan

> > yad îs'vara-vas'am jagat

> > lokâh sapâlâ yasyeme

> > vahanti balim îs'ituh

> > sa samyunakti bhûtâni

> > sa eva viyunakti ca

> > nâradah uvâca--Nârada said; mâ--never; kan'cana--by all means; s'ucah--do you lament; râjan--o King; yat--because; îs'vara-vas'am--under the control of the Supreme Lord; jagat--world; lokâh--all living beings; sapâlâh--including their leaders; yasya--whose; ime--all these; vahanti--do bear; balim--means of worship; îs'ituh--for being protected; sah--He; samyunakti--gets together; bhûtâni--all living beings; sah--He; eva--also; viyunakti--disperses; ca--and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Nârada said: O pious King, do not lament for anyone, for everyone is under the control of the Supreme Lord. Therefore all living beings and their leaders carry on worship to be well protected. It is He only who brings them together and disperses them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > yathâ gâvo nasi protâs

> > tantyâm baddhâs' ca dâmabhih

> > vâk-tantyâm nâmabhir baddhâ

> > vahanti balim îs'ituh

> > yathâ--as much as; gâvah--cow; nasi--by the nose; protâh--strung; tantyâm--by the thread; baddhâh--bound by; ca--also; dâmabhih--by ropes; vâk-tantyâm--in the networkof Vedic hymns; nâmabhih--by nomenclatures; baddhâh--conditioned; vahanti--carry on; balim--orders; îs'ituh--for being controlled by the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As a cow, bound through the nose by a long rope, is conditioned, so also human beings are bound by different Vedic injunctions and are conditioned to obey the orders of the Supreme.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > yathâ krîdopaskarânâm

> > samyoga-vigamâv iha

> > icchayâ krîdituh syâtâm

> > tathaives'ecchayâ nrinâm

> > yathâ--as much as; krîda-upaskarânâm--playthings; samyoga--union; vigamau--disunion; iha--in this world; icchayâ--by the will of; krîdituh--just to play a part; syâtâm--takes place; tathâ--so also; eva--certainly; îs'a--the Supreme Lord; icchayâ--by the will of; nrinâm--of the human beings.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As a player sets up and disperses his playthings according to his own sweet will, so the supreme will of the Lord brings men together and separates them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > yan manyase dhruvam lokam

> > adhruvam vâ na cobhayam

> > sarvathâ na hi s'ocyâs te

> > snehâd anyatra mohajât

> > yat--even though; manyase--you think; dhruvam--Absolute Truth; lokam--persons; adhruvam--nonreality; vâ--either; na--or not; ca--also; ubhayam--or both; sarvathâ--in all circumstances; na--never; hi--certainly; s'ocyâh--subject for lamentation; te--they; snehât--due to affection; anyatra--or otherwise; moha-jât--due to bewilderment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, in all circumstances, whether you consider the soul to be an eternal principle, or the material body to be perishable, or everything to exist in the impersonal Absolute Truth, or everything to be an inexplicable combination of matter and spirit, feelings of separation are due only to illusory affection and nothing more.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > tasmâj jahy anga vaiklavyam

> > ajn'âna-kritam âtmanah

> > katham tv anâthâh kripanâ

> > varterams te ca mâm vinâ

> > tasmât--therefore; jahi--give up; anga--O King; vaiklavyam--mental disparity; ajn'âna--ignorance; kritam--due to; âtmanah--of yourself; katham--how; tu--but; anâthâh--helpless; kripanâh--poor creatures; varteran--be able to survive; te--they; ca--also; mâm--me; vinâ--without.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore give up your anxiety due to ignorance of the self. You are now thinking of how they, who are helpless poor creatures, will exist without you.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > kâla-karma-gunâdhîno

> > deho 'yam pân'ca-bhautikah

> > katham anyâms tu gopâyet

> > sarpa-grasto yathâ param

> > kâla--eternal time; karma--action; guna--modes of nature; âdhînah--under the control of;dehah--material body and mind; ayam--this; pân'ca-bhautikah--made of the five elements; katham--how; anyân--others; tu--but; gopâyet--give protection; sarpa-grastah--one who is bitten by the snake; yathâ--as much as; param--others.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This gross material body made of five elements is already under the control of eternal time [kâla], action [karma] and the modes of material nature [guna]. How, then, can it, being already in the jaws of the serpent, protect others?

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > ahastâni sahastânâm

> > apadâni catush-padâm

> > phalgûni tatra mahatâm

> > jîvo jîvasya jîvanam

> > ahastâni--those who are devoid of hands; sa-hastânâm--of those who are endowed with hands; apadâni--those who are devoid of legs; catuh-padâm--of those who have four legs; phalgûni--those who are weak; tatra--there; mahatâm--of the powerful; jîvah--the living being; jîvasya--of the living being; jîvanam--subsistence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those who are devoid of hands are prey for those who have hands; those devoid of legs are prey for the four-legged. The weak are the subsistence of the strong, and the general rule holds that one living being is food for another.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > tad idam bhagavân râjann

> > eka âtmâtmanâm sva-drik

> > antaro 'nantaro bhâti

> > pas'ya tam mâyayorudhâ

> > tat--therefore; idam--this manifestation; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; râjan--O King; ekah--one without a second; âtmâ--the Supersoul; âtmanâm--by His energies; sva-drik--qualitatively like Him; antarah--without; anantarah--within and by Himself; bhâti--so manifests; pas'ya--look; tam--unto Him only; mâyayâ--by manifestations of different energies; urudhâ--appears to be many.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, O King, you should look to the Supreme Lord only, who is one without a second and who manifests Himself by different energies and is both within and without.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > so 'yam adya mahârâja

> > bhagavân bhûta-bhâvanah

> > kâla-rûpo 'vatîrno 'syâm

> > abhâvâya sura-dvishâm

> > sah--that Supreme Lord; ayam--the Lord S'rî Krishna; adya--at present; mahârâja--o King; bhagavân--the Personality of Godhead; bhûta-bhâvanah--the creator or the father of everything created; kâla-rûpah--in the disguise of all-devouring time; avatîrnah--descended; asyâm--upon the world; abhâvâya--for eliminating; sura-dvishâm--those who are against the will of the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > That Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord S'rî Krishna, in the guise of all-devouring time [kâla-rûpa] has now descended on earth to eliminate the envious from the world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > nishpâditam deva-krityam

> > avas'esham pratîkshate

> > tâvad yûyam avekshadhvam

> > bhaved yâvad ihes'varah

> > nishpâditam--performed; deva-krityam--what was to be done on behalf of the demigods; avas'esham--the rest; pratîkshate--being awaited; tâvat--up to that time; yûyam--all of you Pândavas; avekshadhvam--observe and wait; bhavet--may; yâvat--as long as; iha--in this world; îs'varah--the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord has already performed His duties to help the demigods, and He is awaiting the rest. You Pândavas may wait as long as the Lord is here on earth.

> > ******

> > TEXT 51

> > dhritarâshthrah saha bhrâtrâ

> > gândhâryâ ca sva-bhâryayâ

> > dakshinena himavata

> > rishînâm âs'ramam gatah

> > dhritarâshthrah--Dhritarâshthra; saha--along with; bhrâtrâ--his brother Vidura; gândhâryâ--Gândhârî also; ca--and; sva-bhâryayâ--his own wife; dakshinena--by the southern side; himavatah--of the Himalaya Mountains; rishînâm--of the rishis; âs'ramam--in shelter; gatah--he has gone.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, your uncle Dhritarâshthra, his brother Vidura and his wife Gândhârî have gone to the southern side of the Himalaya Mountains, where there are shelters of the great sages.

> > ******

> > TEXT 52

> > srotobhih saptabhir yâ vai

> > svardhunî saptadhâ vyadhât

> > saptânâm prîtaye nânâ

> > sapta-srotah pracakshate

> > srotobhih--by currents; saptabhih--by seven (divisions); yâ--the river; vai--certainly; svardhunî--the sacred Ganges; saptadhâ--seven branches; vyadhât--created; saptânâm--of the seven; prîtaye--for the satisfaction of; nânâ--various; sapta-srotah--seven sources; pracakshate--known by name.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The place is called Saptasrota ["divided by seven"] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great rishis.

> > ******

> > TEXT 53

> > snâtvânusavanam tasmin

> > hutvâ câgnîn yathâ-vidhi

> > ab-bhaksha upas'ântâtmâ

> > sa âste vigataishanah

> > snâtvâ--by taking bath; anusavanam--regularly three times (morning, noon and evening); tasmin--in that Ganges divided into seven; hutvâ--by performing the Agni-hotra sacrifice; ca--also; agnîn--in the fire; yathâ-vidhi--just according to the tenets of the scripture; ap-bhakshah--fasting by drinking only water; upas'ânta--completely controlled; âtmâ--the gross senses and the subtle mind; sah--Dhritarâshthra; âste--would be situated; vigata--devoid of; eshanah--thoughts in relation with family welfare.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the banks at Saptasrota, Dhritarâshthra is now engaged in beginning ashthânga-yoga by bathing three times daily, in the morning, noon and evening, by performing the Agni-hotra sacrifice with fire and by drinking only water. This helps one control the mind and the senses and frees one completely from thoughts of familial affection.

> > ******

> > TEXT 54

> > jitâsano jita-s'vâsah

> > pratyâhrita-shad-indriyah

> > hari-bhâvanayâ dhvasta-

> > rajah-sattva-tamo-malah

> > jita-âsanah--one who has controlled the sitting posture; jita-s'vâsah--one who has controlled the breathing process; pratyâhrita--turning back; sat--six; indriyah--senses; hari--the Absolute Personality of Godhead; bhâvanayâ--absorbed in; dhvasta--conquered; rajah--passion; sattva--goodness; tamah--ignorance; malah--contaminations.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One who has controlled the sitting postures [the yogic âsanas] and the breathing process can turn the senses toward the Absolute Personality of Godhead and thus become immune to the contaminations of the modes of material nature, namely mundane goodness, passion and ignorance.

> > ******

> > TEXT 55

> > vijn'ânâtmani samyojya

> > Kshetrajn'e pravilâpya tam

> > brahmany âtmânam âdhâre

> > ghatâmbaram ivâmbare

> > vijn'âna--purified identity; âtmani--in intelligence; samyojya--perfectly fixing; kshetra-jn'e--in the matter of the living being; pravilâpya--merging; tam--him; brahmani--in the Supreme; âtmânam--pure living being; âdhâre--in the reservoir; ghatâmbaram--sky within the block; iva--like; ambare--in the supreme sky.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dhritarâshthra will have to amalgamate his pure identity with intelligence and then merge into the Supreme Being with knowledge of his qualitative oneness, as a living entity, with the Supreme Brahman. Being freed from the blocked sky, he will have to rise to the spiritual sky.

> > ******

> > TEXT 56

> > dhvasta-mâyâ-gunodarko

> > niruddha-karanâs'ayah

> > nivartitâkhilâhâra

> > âste sthânur ivâcalah

> > tasyântarâo maivâhûh

> > sannyastâkhila-karmanah

> > dhvasta--being destroyed; mâyâ-guna--the modes of material nature; udarkah--after effects; niruddha--being suspended; karana-âs'ayah--the senses and the mind; nivartita--stopped; akhila--all; âhârah--food for the senses; âste--is sitting; sthânuh--immovable; iva--like; acalah--fixed; asya--his; antarâyah--hindrances; mâ eva--never like that; abhûh--be; sannyasta--renounced; akhila--all sorts; karmanah--material duties.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He will have to suspend all the actions of the senses, even from the outside, and will have to be impervious to interactions of the senses, which are influenced by the modes of material nature. After renouncing all material duties, he must become immovably established, beyond all sources of hindrances on the path.

> > ******

> > TEXT 57

> > sa vâ adyatanâd râjan

> > paratah pan'came 'hani

> > kalevaram hâsyati svam

> > tac ca bhasmî-bhavishyati

> > sah--he; vâ--in all probability; adya--today; tanât--from; râjan--o King; paratah--ahead; pan'came--on the fifth; ahani--day; kalevaram--body; hâsyati--shall quit; svam--his own;tat--that; ca--also; bhasmî--ashes; bhavishyati--will turn into.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, he will quit his body, most probably on the fifth day from today. And his body will turn to ashes.

> > ******

> > TEXT 58

> > dahyamâne 'gnibhir dehe

> > patyuh patnî sahothaje

> > bahih sthitâ patim sâdhvî

> > tam agnim anu vekshyati

> > dahyamâne--while it is burning; agnibhih--by the fire; dehe--the body; patyuh--of the husband; patnî--the wife; saha-utaje--along with the thatched cottage; bahih--outside; sthitâ--situated; patim--unto the husband; sâdhvî--the chaste lady; tam--that; agnim--fire; anu vekshyati--looking with great attention will enter the fire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While outside observing her husband, who will burn in the fire of mystic power along with his thatched cottage, his chaste wife will enter the fire with rapt attention.

> > ******

> > TEXT 59

> > viduras tu tad âs'caryam

> > nis'âmya kuru-nandana

> > harsha-s'oka-yutas tasmâd

> > gantâ tîrtha-nishevakah

> > vidurah--Vidura also; tu--but; tat--that incident; âs'caryam--wonderful; nis'âmya--seeing; kuru-nandana--o son of the Kuru dynasty; harsha--delight; s'oka--grief; yutah--affected by; tasmât--from that place; gantâ--will go away; tîrtha--place of pilgrimage; nishevakah--for being enlivened.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Vidura, being affected with delight and grief, will then leave that place of sacred pilgrimage.

> > ******

> > TEXT 60

> > ity uktvâthâruhat svargam

> > nâradah saha-tumburuh

> > yudhishthhiro vacas tasya

> > hridi kritvâjahâc chucah

> > iti--thus; uktvâ--having addressed; atha--thereafter; âruhat--ascended; svargam--into outer space; nâradah--the great sage Nârada; saha--along with; tumburuh--his stringed instrument; yudhishthhirah--Mahârâja Yudhishthhira; vacah--instructions; tasya--of his; hridi kritvâ--keeping in the heart; ajahât--gave up; s'ucah--all lamentations.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having spoken thus, the great sage Nârada, along with his vînâ, ascended into outer space. Yudhishthhira kept his instruction in his heart and so was able to get rid of all lamentations.

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