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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
1.13.591.14.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.60

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 1.13.41inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

इत्युक्त्वाथारुहत् स्वर्गं नारद: सहतुम्बुरु: ।

युधिष्ठिरो वचस्तस्य हृदि कृत्वाजहाच्छुच: ॥ ६० ॥

ity uktvāthāruhat svargaṁ

nāradaḥ saha-tumburuḥ

yudhiṣṭhiro vacas tasya

hṛdi kṛtvājahāc chucaḥ

Translation

Having spoken thus, the great sage Nārada, along with his vīṇā, ascended into outer space. Yudhiṣṭhira kept his instruction in his heart and so was able to get rid of all lamentations.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Keep Spiritual Instruction in Your Heart

  1. 1

    After Nārada departed with his vīṇā, Yudhiṣṭhira kept the sage’s instruction in his heart. By doing so, he became free from lamentation.

  2. 2

    By the Lord’s grace, Nārada has a spiritual body and can travel freely through the material and spiritual worlds. His association with pure devotees elevated him to this position.

  3. 3

    The purport urges us to follow Nārada Muni’s footsteps rather than try to reach other planets by mechanical means. Those who desire to see him must become pious and follow his example.

Key points from the purport
  • Because of his association with pure devotees, he was elevated to the position of an eternal spaceman and thus had freedom of movement.
  • One should therefore try to follow in the footsteps of Nārada Muni and not make a futile effort to reach other planets by mechanical means.
  • Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was a pious king, and therefore he could see Nārada Muni occasionally; anyone who desires to see Nārada Muni must first be pious and follow in the footsteps of Nārada Muni.

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. itithus
  2. uktvāhaving addressed
  3. athathereafter
  4. āruhatascended
  5. svargaminto outer space
  6. nāradaḥthe great sage Nārada
  7. sahaalong with
  8. tumburuḥhis stringed instrument
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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: “lamentations”, “lamentation”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “material”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

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

    In this verse: “free from”

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 spiritual instruction can I hold in my heart when grief arises?

Practice

Write down one instruction from today’s reading and return to it for a quiet moment later today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeep Spiritual Instruction in Your HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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