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Questions by Vidura
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on the mercy of the Lord is a greater freedom than so-called freedom at home. A person should not be in the renounced order of life unless he is firmly convinced of being protected by the Lord. This stage of life is explained in  Bhagavad-gītā  as  abhayam sattva-samśuddhiḥ : every living entity is factually completely dependent on the mercy of the Lord, but unless one is in the pure state of existence, he cannot be established in this position. This stage of dependence is called  sattva-samśuddhiḥ , or purification of one's existence. The result of such purification is exhibited in fearlessness. A devotee of the Lord, who is called  nārāyaṇa-para , is never afraid of anything because he is always aware of the fact that the Lord protects him in all circumstances. With this conviction, Vidura traveled alone, and he was not seen or recognized by any friend or foe. Thus he enjoyed freedom of life without obligation to the many duties of the world.
When Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was personally present in the mortal world in His eternal blissful form of Śyāmasundara, those who were not pure devotees of the Lord could not recognize Him or know His glories.  Avajānānti mām mūḍhā mānuṣīm tanum āśritam  (Bg. 9.11): He is always bewildering to the nondevotees, but He is always seen by the devotees by dint of their pure devotional service to Him.
TEXT 43
नूनं नृपाणां त्रिमदोत्पथानां महीं मुद्दुश्चालयतां चमूभिः । वधात्प्रपञ्चातिजिदीर्घयेशो- ऽप्युपैक्षतार्धं मगवान् कुरूणाम् ॥४३॥
nūnam nṛpāṇām tri-madotpathānām mahīm-muhuś cālayatām camūbhiḥ vadhāt prapannārti-jihīrṣayeśo 'py upaikṣatāgham bhagavān kurūṇām
nūnam—of course; nṛpāṇām—of the kings; tri—three; mada-utpathānām—going astray out of false pride; mahīm—earth; muhuḥ—constantly; cālayatām—agitating; camūbhiḥ—by movement of soldiers; vadhāt—from the act of killing; prapanna—surrendered; arti-jihīrṣaya—willing to relieve the distress of the sufferers; īśaḥ—the Lord; api—in spite of; upaikṣata—waited; agham—offenses; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; kurūṇām—of the Kurus.