Text 6] Vidura Approaches Maitreya 123

tathapi—yet, in spite of; tat-abhipretam—His desire; janan—knowing; na-
not; aham—I; arindama— O subduer of the enemy (Vidura); prsthatah—be-
hind; anvagamam—followed; bhartuh—of the master; pada-vislesana—sepa-
ration from His lotus feet; aksamah—not being able.

TRANSLATION

Yet in spite of my knowing His desire [to destroy the dynasty], O
Arindama [ Vidura], I followed Him because it was impossible for me to
bear separation from the lotus feet of the master.

TEXT 6

arama eT st Tha |
ard aaa HaTHTT HTT II § I

adraksam ekam asinam
vicinvan dayitam patim

Sri-niketam sarasvatyam
krta-ketam aketanam

adraksam—1_ saw; ekam—alone; asinam-—sitting; vicinvan—deeply
thinking; dayitam—patron; patim—master; sri-niketam—the shelter of the
goddess of fortune; sarasvatyam—on the bank of the Sarasvati;krta-ketam—
taking shelter;aketanam—being situated without a shelter.

TRANSLATION

Thus following, I saw my patron and master [Lord Sri Krgna] sitting
alone and deeply thinking, taking shelter on the bank of the River
Sarasvati although He is the shelter of the goddess of fortune.

PURPORT

Those who are in the renounced order of life often take shelter under-
neath a tree. The Lord was found by Uddhava in that condition of taking
shelter as do persons who have no shelter. Because He is the proprietor of
everything, everywhere is His shelter, and every where is under His shelter.
The entire material and spiritual cosmic manifestation is sustained by Him,
and therefore He is the shelter of everything. So there was nothing
astonishing in His taking shelter in the way of the unsheltered who are in
the renounced order of life.
