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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.27.19
कालस्य दुहिता काचित्त्रिलोकीं वरमिच्छती ।
पर्यटन्ती न बर्हिष्मन् प्रत्यनन्दत कश्चन ॥ १९ ॥
kālasya duhitā kācit
tri-lokīṁ varam icchatī
paryaṭantī na barhiṣman
pratyanandata kaścana
My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, at this time the daughter of formidable Time was seeking her husband throughout the three worlds. Although no one agreed to accept her, she came.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The daughter of Time represents jarā, the suffering and invalidity of old age. Although no one welcomes her, she still comes.
Birth, old age, disease and death are the four basic kinds of suffering. No scientist or philosopher has been able to solve these conditions.
No one wants to become old and invalid, but this is inevitable. Disliking old age does not prevent its arrival.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Worldly absorption → Sobering awareness. The mind's identification with material life becomes visible.
Chapters 24–29 of Canto 4: Śiva's song and the allegory of Purañjana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Purañjana grows deeply attached to family while Caṇḍavega’s soldiers attack his city.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.27Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “king”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “philosopher”
Karuṇā · Compassion
Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “suffering”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does accepting the reality of old age change my view of present bodily strength?
Spend one quiet minute acknowledging old age as a reality to face, rather than something to ignore.
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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