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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
1.13.341.13.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.13.35inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सूत उवाच

कृपया स्नेडहवैक्लव्यात्सूतो विरहकर्शित: ।

आत्मेश्वरमचक्षाणो न प्रत्याहातिपीडित: ॥ ३५ ॥

sūta uvāca

kṛpayā sneha-vaiklavyāt

sūto viraha-karśitaḥ

ātmeśvaram acakṣāṇo

na pratyāhātipīḍitaḥ

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Because of compassion and mental agitation, Sañjaya, not having seen his own master, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, was aggrieved and could not properly reply to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

True Renunciation Requires Inner Conviction

  1. 1

    Sañjaya’s long service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra had created deep affection. His grief at their separation prevented him from properly answering Yudhiṣṭhira.

  2. 2

    Sañjaya thought Dhṛtarāṣṭra had left in frustration, not knowing that Vidura had awakened his inner vision. Dhṛtarāṣṭra had actually departed with enthusiastic hope for a better life.

  3. 3

    Renunciation must rest on conviction that a better life lies ahead. A change of dress or simply staying away from home cannot sustain it.

Key points from the purport
  • Sañjaya was the personal assistant of Mahārāja Dhṛtarāṣṭra for a very long time, and thus he had the opportunity to study the life of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
  • And when he saw at last that Dhṛtarāṣṭra had left home without his knowledge, his sorrows had no bound.
  • He studied the situation in his own way because he did not know that the inner vision of Dhṛtarāṣṭra has been awakened by Vidura and that therefore he had left home in enthusiastic cheerfulness for a better life after departure from the dark well of home.

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. sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said
  2. kṛpayāout of full compassion
  3. sneha-vaiklavyātmental derangement due to profound affection
  4. sūtaḥSañjaya
  5. viraha-karśitaḥdistressed by separation
  6. ātma-īśvaramhis master
  7. acakṣāṇaḥhaving not seen
  8. nadid not
  9. pratyāhareplied
  10. ati-pīḍitaḥbeing too aggrieved
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “compassion”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

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

    In this verse: “separation”

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

Is my desire for spiritual change supported by understanding, or mainly by outward appearances?

Practice

Write one sentence explaining the spiritual purpose behind a change you want to make.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTrue Renunciation Requires Inner ConvictionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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