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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.59
विदुरस्तु तदाश्चर्यं निशाम्य कुरुनन्दन ।
हर्षशोकयुतस्तस्माद् गन्ता तीर्थनिषेवक: ॥ ५९ ॥
viduras tu tad āścaryaṁ
niśāmya kuru-nandana
harṣa-śoka-yutas tasmād
gantā tīrtha-niṣevakaḥ
Vidura, being affected with delight and grief, will then leave that place of sacred pilgrimage.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vidura was delighted that his formerly materialistic brother had departed as a liberated yogī. Yet he grieved that Dhṛtarāṣṭra had not become a pure devotee.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s hostility toward the Pāṇḍavas, who were devotees of the Lord, obstructed his progress toward pure devotion. The purport warns that offending a Vaiṣṇava is more dangerous than offending the Lord.
Vidura generously gave mercy, but its ultimate result depended on the Supreme Lord’s will. Dhṛtarāṣṭra attained liberation rather than devotional service, and Vidura sought relief from his grief through pilgrimage.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Vidura warns of inevitable death; Dhṛtarāṣṭra leaves home, and Yudhiṣṭhira finds his elders absent.
Back to this verse in chapter 1.13Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.13
In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotee”
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.13
In this verse: “materialistic”
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.13
In this verse: “dangerous”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I become more careful not to offend devotees of the Lord?
Before speaking about a devotee today, pause and choose respectful words.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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