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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 13: Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home
1.13.21.13.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.13.3-4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.13.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तं बन्धुमागतं द‍ृष्ट्वा धर्मपुत्र: सहानुज: ।

धृतराष्ट्रो युयुत्सुश्च सूत: शारद्वत: पृथा ॥ ३ ॥

गान्धारी द्रौपदी ब्रह्मन् सुभद्रा चोत्तरा कृपी ।

अन्याश्च जामय: पाण्डोर्ज्ञातय: ससुता: स्त्रिय: ॥ ४ ॥

taṁ bandhum āgataṁ dṛṣṭvā

dharma-putraḥ sahānujaḥ

dhṛtarāṣṭro yuyutsuś ca

sūtaḥ śāradvataḥ pṛthā

gāndhārī draupadī brahman

subhadrā cottarā kṛpī

anyāś ca jāmayaḥ pāṇḍor

jñātayaḥ sasutāḥ striyaḥ

Translation

When they saw Vidura return to the palace, all the inhabitants — Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, his younger brothers, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sātyaki, Sañjaya, Kṛpācārya, Kuntī, Gāndhārī, Draupadī, Subhadrā, Uttarā, Kṛpī, 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.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection, Faithful Service, and Comfort

  1. 1

    All the palace inhabitants hurried to welcome Vidura with great delight. His return seemed to restore their consciousness after a long absence.

  2. 2

    The purport describes Kuntī’s faithful service to the sage Durvāsā. She also accompanied her sons and shared their difficulties during their banishment.

  3. 3

    Gāndhārī opposed the war between the family members and suffered deeply at her sons’ deaths. Lord Kṛṣṇa pacified her with transcendental messages.

Key points from the purport
  • Kuntī refused to allow her husband to adopt such life, but at last Mahārāja Pāṇḍu gave her permission to become a mother of sons by calling some other suitable personalities.
  • Subhadrā: Daughter of Vasudeva and sister of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • Śrī Baladeva was very angry at Arjuna, and He wanted to kill him, but Lord Kṛṣṇa implored His brother to excuse Arjuna.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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

Further reading

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
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamhim
  2. bandhumrelative
  3. āgatamhaving arrived there
  4. dṛṣṭvāby seeing it
  5. dharma-putraḥYudhiṣṭhira
  6. saha-anujaḥalong with his younger brothers
  7. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥDhṛtarāṣṭra
  8. yuyutsuḥSātyaki
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “children”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “absence”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “deaths”

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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I show faithful care for someone facing difficulties?

Practice

Give a warm, attentive welcome to someone you meet today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.13's connections

Live this todayAffection, Faithful Service, and ComfortThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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