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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

1.13.31 1.13.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.32

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Vidurasince 1.13.18inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तत्र सञ्जयमासीनं पप्रच्छोद्विग्नमानस: ।

गावल्गणे क्‍व नस्तातो वृद्धो हीनश्च नेत्रयो: ॥ ३२ ॥

tatra sañjayam āsīnaṁ

papracchodvigna-mānasaḥ

gāvalgaṇe kva nas tāto

vṛddho hīnaś ca netrayoḥ

Translation

Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, full of anxiety, turned to Sañjaya, who was sitting there, and said: O Sañjaya, where is our uncle, who is old and blind?

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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.

Concern for an Elder’s Welfare

1
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was filled with anxiety when he could not find his uncle.
2
He turned to Sañjaya, who was sitting there, and asked where his uncle was.
3
His question specifically mentioned his uncle’s old age and blindness, showing his concern for a vulnerable elder.

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