Text 48] Purarfijana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life 1341
atmanam Socati dinam
abandhum viklavasgrubhih
stanav asicya vipine
susvaram praruroda sa
atmanam—about herself; Socati—lamenting; dinam—wretched;abandhum
—without a friend; viklava—brokenhearted; asrubhih—by tears; stanau—
her breasts; Gsicya—wetting; vipine—in the forest; su-svaram— loudly;
praruroda—began to cry; sd—she.
TRANSLATION
Being now alone and a widow in that forest, the daughter of Vidarbha
began to lament, incessantly shedding tears, which soaked her breasts, and
crying very loudly.
PURPORT
Figuratively the Queen is supposed to be the disciple of the King; thus
when the mortal body of the spiritual master expires, his disciples should
cry exactly as the Queen cries when the King leaves his body. However, the
disciple and spiritual master are never separated because the spiritual
master always keeps company with the disciple as long as the disciple
follows strictly the instructions of the spiritual master. This is called the
association of vani (words). Physical presence is called vapuh. As long as the
spiritual master is physically present, the disciple should serve the physical
body of the spiritual master, and when the spiritual master is no longer
physically existing, the disciple should serve the instructions of the spiritual
master.
TEXT 48
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TET: Gap ert wales livcll
uttisthottistha rajarse
imam udadhi-mekhalam
dasyubhyah ksatra-bandhubhyo
bibhyatim patum arhasi
uttistha—please get up; uttistha— please get up;raja-rse— O saintly king;
imam—this earth; udadhi—by the ocean; mekhalam—surrounded; dasyu-
