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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 1 · Chapter 13: Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home

1.13.11 1.13.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.13.8inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन सर्वं तत् समवर्णयत् ।

यथानुभूतं

क्रमशो विना यदुकुलक्षयम् ॥ १२ ॥

ity ukto dharma-rājena

sarvaṁ tat samavarṇayat

yathānubhūtaṁ kramaśo

vinā yadu-kula-kṣayam

Translation

Thus being questioned by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahātmā Vidura gradually described everything he had personally experienced, except news of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vidura Describes His Personal Experiences

1
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira asked Vidura about his experiences. Vidura responded by describing what he had personally experienced.
2
Vidura gave his account gradually, describing things one after another.
3
His account did not include the news of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. That news remained undisclosed.

How it feels

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 13: Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home

Vidura warns of inevitable death; Dhṛtarāṣṭra leaves home, and Yudhiṣṭhira finds his elders absent.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.13

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

itithus
uktaḥbeing asked
dharma-rājenaby King Yudhiṣṭhira
sarvamall
tatthat
samavarṇayatproperly described
yathā-anubhūtamas he experienced
kramaśaḥone after another
vināwithout
yadu-kula-kṣayamannihilation of the Yadu dynasty

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I describe an experience, do I distinguish what I personally know from what I do not?

Practice

When sharing an experience today, describe what you personally witnessed in a clear sequence.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

SB 1.13.12–143 Jun 1974 · GenevaListen

Live this todayVidura Describes His Personal ExperiencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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