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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 1 · Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

1.14.12 1.14.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.13

Nirodha· Winding up

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

शस्ता: कुर्वन्ति मां सव्यं दक्षिणं पशवोऽपरे ।

वाहांश्च पुरुषव्याघ्र लक्षये रुदतो मम ॥ १३ ॥

śastāḥ kurvanti māṁ savyaṁ

dakṣiṇaṁ paśavo ’pare

vāhāṁś ca puruṣa-vyāghra

lakṣaye rudato mama

Translation

O Bhīmasena, tiger amongst men, now useful animals like cows are passing me on my left side, and lower animals like the asses are circumambulating me. My horses appear to weep upon seeing me.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Animals Add to the Unease

1
Bhīmasena is addressed as a tiger amongst men and asked to notice the animals.
2
Useful animals like cows pass on the speaker’s left, while lower animals like asses circumambulate him.
3
His horses appear to weep upon seeing him. Their behavior adds to the distress expressed in the verse.

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

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira observes disturbing omens and questions Arjuna about Kṛṣṇa and their relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.14

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

śastāḥuseful animals like the cow
kurvantiare keeping
māmme
savyamon the left
dakṣiṇamcircumambulating
paśavaḥ apareother lower animals like asses
vāhānthe horses (carriers)
caalso

Key ideas in this verse

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

Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead
What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10
Viraha · Longing in separation
Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.14
In this verse: “weep”
Karuṇā · Compassion
Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 1.14
In this verse: “distress”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What feeling does the image of the weeping horses awaken in me?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and note the behavior of the cows, asses and horses.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnimals Add to the UneaseThis 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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