704 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 13

ledge, even his sorrows had no bound. He was fully compassionate toward
Dhrtarastra because in the game of the Battle of Kuruksetra, King Dhrtar-
astra had lost everything, men and money, and at last the King and the
Queen had to leave home in utter frustration. He studied the situation in
his own way because he did not know that the inner vision of Dhrtarastra
was awakened by Vidura and that therefore he had left home in enthusi-
astic cheerfulness for a better life after departure from the dark well of
home. Unless one is convinced of a better life after renunciation of the
present life, one cannot stick to the renounced order of life simply by
artificial dress or staying out of the home.

TEXT 36
frre fh ntiiat Reena |
AaeTe TTT THR WAS ATT NEI

vimyjyasrini panibhyam
vistabhyatmanam atmana

ajata-Satrum pratyiuce
prabhoh padavanusmaran

vimyjya—smearing; asrini—tears of the eyes; panibhyam—with his
hands; vistabhya—situated; atmanam—the mind; atmana—by intelligence;
ajata-satrum—unto Maharaja Yudhisthira; pratyiice—began to reply;
prabhoh—of his master; padau—feet; anusmaran—thinking after.

TRANSLATION

First he slowly pacified his mind by intelligence, and wiping away his
tears and thinking of the feet of his master Dhrtarastra, he began to reply
to Maharaja Yudhisthira.

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aq wee
té 8q oaafd fea: gor |
TUPI AT ETAT AVATAR ETEAAA: UAH!
safijaya uvdca
naham veda vyavasitam
pitror vah kula-nandana
gandharya va maha-baho
musito’smi mahatmabhih
