CHAPTER FOUR
Vidura Approaches Maitreya

TEXT 1
Tad Jara
HY AACA AHA TN TTA |
am Reiftagrn TERA TT 1 2 II

uddhava uvdca
atha te tad-anujrata
bhuktva pitva ca varunim
taya vibhramsita-jnana
duruktair marma pasprsuh
uddhavah uvaca—Uddhava said; atha—thereafter; te—they (the Yadavas);
tat—by the brahmanas; anujiiatah—being permitted; bhuktva—partaking;
pitva—drinking; ca—and; varunim—liquor; taya—by that; vibhramsita-
jrianah—being bereft of knowledge; duruktaih— with harsh words; marma—
the core of the heart; pasprsuh—touched.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, all of them [the descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja], being
permitted by the brahmanas, partook of the remnants of prasadam and
also drank liquor made of rice. By drinking they all became delirious, and,
bereft of knowledge, they touched the cores of each other's hearts with
harsh words.

PURPORT

In ceremonies when brahmanas and Vaignavas are sumptuously fed, the
host partakes of the remnants of foodstuff after the guest has given per-
mission. So the descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja formally took permission
from the brahmanas and ate the prepared foodstuff. Kgsatriyas are

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