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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
1.13.351.13.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.36

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

विमृज्याश्रूणि पाणिभ्यां

विष्टभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।

अजातशत्रुं प्रत्यूचे प्रभो: पादावनुस्मरन् ॥ ३६ ॥

vimṛjyāśrūṇi pāṇibhyāṁ

viṣṭabhyātmānam ātmanā

ajāta-śatruṁ pratyūce

prabhoḥ pādāv anusmaran

Translation

First he slowly pacified his mind by intelligence, and wiping away his tears and thinking of the feet of his master, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, he began to reply to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Steady the Mind Before Speaking

  1. 1

    Sañjaya slowly pacified his mind by intelligence before answering.

  2. 2

    He wiped away his tears while remembering the feet of his master, Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

  3. 3

    After steadying himself, he began to reply to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.

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. vimṛjyasmearing
  2. aśrūṇitears of the eyes
  3. pāṇibhyāmwith his hands
  4. viṣṭabhyasituated
  5. ātmānamthe mind
  6. ātmanāby intelligence
  7. ajāta-śatrumunto Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira
  8. pratyūcebegan to reply
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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

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

When emotion makes speaking difficult, can I give myself time to regain steadiness?

Practice

Before answering one emotionally difficult question today, pause and thoughtfully compose your reply.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteady the Mind Before SpeakingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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