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TEXT 39

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HEU SAGAS A B TA TAA 113811

yudhisthira uvaca
naham veda gatim pitror

bhagavan kva gatav itah
ambéa va hata-putrarta

kva gata ca tapasvini

yudhisthirah uvaca—Maharaja Yudhisthira said; na—do not; aham—
myself; veda—know it; gatim—departure; pitroh—of the uncles; bhagavan—
O godly personality ;kva—where; gatau—gone; itah—from this place; amba—
mother aunt; vad—either; hata-putra—bereft of her sons; arta—aggrieved;
kva—where; gata—gone; ca—also; tapasvini—ascetic.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Yudhisthira said: O godly personality, I do not know where
my two uncles have gone. Nor can I find my ascetic aunt who is grief-
stricken by the loss of all her sons.

PURPORT

Maharaja Yudhisthira, as a good soul and devotee of the Lord, was
always conscious of the great loss of his aunt and her sufferings as an
ascetic. An ascetic is never disturbed by all kinds of sufferings, and that
makes him strong and determined on the path of spiritual progress. Queen
Gandhari is a typical example of an ascetic by her marvelous character in
many trying situations. She was an ideal woman as mother, wife and
ascetic, and in the history of the world such character in a woman is rarely
found.

TEXT 40

WU AM WA WIE |
TIAA WAM ARG Aaa: IIvoll

karna-dhara ivapare
bhagavan para-darsakah
athababhase bhagavan

narado muni-sattamah
