Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.49
Nirodha· Winding upSeparation Brings Grief to a Devoted Heart
“That most obedient wife thus fell down at the feet of her dead husband and began to cry pitifully in that solitary forest. Thus the tears rolled down from her eyes.”
What the purport teaches
- The obedient wife fell at her dead husband’s feet and cried in the solitary forest.
- Her tears express the affliction of a devoted wife at her husband’s passing.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda compares this grief to a disciple’s bereavement when the spiritual master passes away.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly once, giving thoughtful attention to the grief it describes.
Ask yourself
How does this comparison help me understand a disciple’s grief?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.