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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
1.13.441.13.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.45

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 1.13.41inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तस्माज्जह्यङ्ग वैक्लव्यमज्ञानकृतमात्मन: ।

कथं त्वनाथा: कृपणा वर्तेरंस्ते च मां विना ॥ ४५ ॥

tasmāj jahy aṅga vaiklavyam

ajñāna-kṛtam ātmanaḥ

kathaṁ tv anāthāḥ kṛpaṇā

varteraṁs te ca māṁ vinā

Translation

Therefore give up your anxiety due to ignorance of the self. You are now thinking of how they, who are helpless poor creatures, will exist without you.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Do Your Duty; Trust the Lord

  1. 1

    Thinking that our relatives are helpless without us comes from ignorance of the self.

  2. 2

    Every living creature receives protection by the Supreme Lord’s order according to their acquired position. The Lord is called bhūta-bhṛt, the protector of all living beings.

  3. 3

    We should discharge our duties without imagining ourselves to be the ultimate protector. Only the Supreme Lord can give protection.

Key points from the purport
  • When we think of our kith and kin as being helpless and dependent on us, it is all due to ignorance.
  • The Lord is known as bhūta-bhṛt, one who gives protection to all living beings.
  • One should discharge his duties only, for no one but the Supreme Lord can give protection to anyone else.

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. tasmāttherefore
  2. jahigive up
  3. aṅgaO King
  4. vaiklavyammental disparity
  5. ajñānaignorance
  6. kṛtamdue to
  7. ātmanaḥof yourself
  8. kathamhow
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “give up”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “duties”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “protection”

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

Which responsibility can you carry out faithfully without assuming that everything depends on you?

Practice

Complete one concrete duty toward a loved one, then briefly remember that their ultimate protection rests with the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDo Your Duty; Trust the LordThis 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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