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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
1.13.3-41.13.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.5

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

प्रत्युज्जग्मु: प्रहर्षेण प्राणं तन्व इवागतम् ।

अभिसङ्गम्य विधिवत् परिष्वङ्गाभिवादनै: ॥ ५ ॥

pratyujjagmuḥ praharṣeṇa

prāṇaṁ tanva ivāgatam

abhisaṅgamya vidhivat

pariṣvaṅgābhivādanaiḥ

Translation

With great delight they all approached him, as if life had returned to their bodies. They exchanged obeisances and welcomed each other with embraces.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Dear Person’s Return Brings Joy

  1. 1

    Without consciousness, the limbs of the body remain inactive. When consciousness returns, the limbs and senses become active, and existence becomes delightful.

  2. 2

    Vidura was so dear to the Kaurava family that his long absence was compared to inactivity. Everyone had felt acute separation from him.

  3. 3

    His return brought joy to all. They approached him with delight and exchanged obeisances and embraces.

Key points from the purport
  • In the absence of consciousness, the limbs of the body remain inactive.
  • Vidura was so dear to the members of the Kaurava family that his long absence from the palace was comparable to inactivity.
  • All of them were feeling acute separation from Vidura, and therefore his return to the palace was joyful for all.

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. pratitowards
  2. ujjagmuḥwent
  3. praharṣeṇawith great delight
  4. prāṇamlife
  5. tanvaḥof the body
  6. ivalike
  7. āgatamreturned
  8. abhisaṅgamyaapproaching
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

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

    In this verse: “separation”, “absence”

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

Do I let the people dear to me know how much their presence means?

Practice

Tell one dear person that you are glad to have them in your life.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Dear Person’s Return Brings JoyThis 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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