CHAPTER TEN

Departure of Lord Krsna for Dvaraka

TEXT 1

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TaN Allaqesy saat
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Saunaka uvaca
hatva svarik tha-sprdha atatayino
yudhisthiro dharma-bhrtam varisthah
sahanujaih pratyavaruddha-bhojanah
katham pravrttah kim akdrasit tatah

saunakah uvaca—Saunaka inquired; hatva—after killing; svariktha—legal
inheritance; sprdhah—desiring to usurp; dtatdyinah—the aggressor;
yudhisthirah— King Yudhisthira; dharma-bhrtam—of those who strictly fol-
low religious principles; varisthah— greatest ; saha-anujaih— with his younger
brothers; pratyavaruddha—restricted; bhojanah—acceptance of necessities;
katham—how; pravrttah—engaged: kim—what; akdrasit—executed; tatah—
thereafter.

TRANSLATION

Saunaka Muni asked: After killing his enemies who desired to usurp
his rightful inheritance, how did the greatest of all religious men, Maharaja
Yudhisthira, assisted by his brothers, rule his subjects? Surely he could not
freely enjoy his kingdom with unrestricted consciousness.

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