696 Srimad-Bhiagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 13

relieved of all taints of sinful acts can alone depend on the Supreme Lord
Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. Dhrtarastra was advised by Vidura
at least to become a dhira in the beginning if it were impossible for him to
become a sannyasi or a narottama. Persistently endeavoring on the line of
self-realization helps a person to rise to the conditions of a narottama from
the stage of a dhira. The dhira stage is attained after prolonged practice of
the yoga system, but by the grace of Vidura one can attain the stage
immediately simply by willing to adopt the means of the dhira stage,
which is the preparatory stage for sannydsa. The sannydsa stage is the
preparatory stage of paramaharmsa, or the first-grade devotee of the Lord.

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evar raja vidurenanujena
prajna-caksur bodhita djamidhah

chittva svesu sneha-pasan dradhimno
nigcak rama bhratr-sandarsitadhva

evam—thus; raja—King Dhrtarastra; vidurena anujena—by his younger
brother Vidura; prajfia—introspective knowledge; caksuh—eyes; bodhita—
being understood; djamidhah—Dhrtarastra, scion of the family of Ajamidha;
chittva—by breaking; svesu—regarding kinsmen; sneha-pasan—strong net-
work of affection; dradhimnah—because of steadfastness; niscakrama—
got out; bhratr—brother; sandarsita—direction to; adhva—the path of
liberation.

TRANSLATION

Thus Maharaja Dhrtarastra, the scion of the family of Ajamidha, firmly
convinced by introspective knowledge [prajiia], broke at once the strong
network of familial affection by his resolute determination. Thus he im-
