42 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 1

life, it was he only who proved to be his real friend. Such is the behavior
of a Vaisnava like Vidura: he desires all good, even for his enemies.

TEXT 42

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qafa gay aafrernse Heil

so ’ham harer martya-vidambanena
drgo nrnam calayato vidhatuh

nanyopalaksyah padavim prasadac
carami pasyan gata-vismayo ’tra

sah aham—therefore J; hareh—of the Personality of Godhead; martya—
in this mortal world; vidambanena—without being recognized; drsah—on
sight; nrram—of the people in general; calayatah—bewildering; vidhatuh—
in order to do it; na—not; anya—other; upalaksyah—seen by others;
padavim—glories; prasadat—by the grace of; carami—do travel; pasyan—by
seeing; gata-vismayah—without doubt; atra—in this matter.

TRANSLATION

I am not astonished at this, having traveled over the world without
being seen by others. The activities of the Personality of Godhead, which
are like those of a man in this mortal world, are bewildering to others, but
I know of His greatness by His grace, and thus I am happy in all respects.

PURPORT

Although he was the brother of Dhrtaragtra, Vidura was completely
different. By the grace of Lord Krsna, he was not as foolish as his
brother, and thus his brother’s association could not influence him.
Dhrtarastra and his materialistic sons wanted to falsely lord it over the
world by dint of their own strength. The Lord encouraged them in
this, and thus they became more and more bewildered. But Vidura
wanted to achieve sincere devotional service of the Lord and therefore
became a soul absolutely surrendered to the Absolute Personality of God-
head. He could realize this in the progress of his pilgrim’s journey, and
thus he was freed from all doubts. He was not at all sorry to be bereft of
his hearth and home because he now had experience that dependence
