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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.28.47
आत्मानं शोचती दीनमबन्धुं विक्लवाश्रुभि: ।
स्तनावासिच्य विपिने सुस्वरं प्ररुरोद सा ॥ ४७ ॥
ātmānaṁ śocatī dīnam
abandhuṁ viklavāśrubhiḥ
stanāv āsicya vipine
susvaraṁ praruroda sā
Being now alone and a widow in that forest, the daughter of Vidarbha began to lament, incessantly shedding tears, which soaked her breasts, and crying very loudly.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Alone in the forest, the queen cried deeply for her husband. Figuratively, her grief represents a disciple’s grief when the spiritual master leaves his mortal body.
The spiritual master and disciple are never separated as long as the disciple strictly follows his instructions. This association through words is called vāṇī.
Physical presence is called vapuḥ. The disciple serves the spiritual master’s physical body while he is present and serves his instructions after his departure.
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’s city falls; he becomes a woman, and a brāhmaṇa recalls the soul’s forgotten spiritual friendship.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.28Learn 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
Viraha · Longing in separation
Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “lament”, “crying”, “separated”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can following instructions deepen my sense of spiritual association?
Read one instruction from the spiritual master and put it into practice today.
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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