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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
1.13.61.13.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.7

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

तं भुक्तवन्तं विश्रान्तमासीनं सुखमासने ।

प्रश्रयावनतो राजा प्राह तेषां च श‍ृण्वताम् ॥ ७ ॥

taṁ bhuktavantaṁ viśrāntam

āsīnaṁ sukham āsane

praśrayāvanato rājā

prāha teṣāṁ ca śṛṇvatām

Translation

After Vidura ate sumptuously and took sufficient rest, he was comfortably seated. Then the King began to speak to him, and all who were present there listened.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receive Every Guest With Care

  1. 1

    Yudhiṣṭhira was expert in receiving guests, including his own family members. Vidura was offered bathing, a sumptuous meal, sufficient rest, and a comfortable seat before conversation began.

  2. 2

    The purport teaches that even an enemy received at home should not feel afraid. A guest should be treated as a relative.

  3. 3

    After Vidura had rested, Yudhiṣṭhira began to speak about family and other happenings. Everyone present listened.

Key points from the purport
  • King Yudhiṣṭhira was expert in reception also, even in the case of his family members.
  • Vidura was well received by all the family members by exchange of embraces and obeisances.
  • Thus Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja began to speak in the presence of all the other members.

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. tamhim (Vidura)
  2. bhuktavantamafter feeding him sumptuously
  3. viśrāntamand having taken rest
  4. āsīnambeing seated
  5. sukham āsaneon a comfortable seat
  6. praśraya-avanataḥnaturally very gentle and meek
  7. rājāKing Yudhiṣṭhira
  8. prāhabegan to speak
  9. teṣām caand by them
  10. śṛṇvatāmbeing heard
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “king”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “afraid”

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 attend to another person’s comfort before expecting conversation?

Practice

Before beginning a conversation today, ask whether the other person needs rest or refreshment.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive Every Guest With CareThis 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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