SB Canto 1 Chapter 13 Dhritarastra Quits Home

by Veda Narayana dasa

Based on the Based on the Teachings of His Teachings of His

Divine Grace A.C. Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Bhaktivedanta

Swami Swami PrabhupadaPrabhupada

SB 1.2.4narayanam namaskrtya

naram caiva narottamamdevim sarasvatim vyasam

tato jayam udirayet Before reciting this Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the very means of conquest, one should offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, Narayana, unto Nara-Narayana Rsi,

the supermost human being, unto mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and unto Srila

Vyasadeva, the author.

SB 1.2.18nasta-prayesv abhadresunityam bhagavata-sevayabhagavaty uttama-slokebhaktir bhavati naisthiki

By regular attendance in classes on the Bhagavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of

Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.

Chapter 13: Dritarashtra quits Chapter 13: Dritarashtra quits home 1.13.49-60home 1.13.49-60

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60

Position of

Krishna

Where is

Dritarashtra

& Gandh

ari?

Dritarashtra Performing Ashtanga

Yoga

Liberation of Dritarashtra & GandhariVidura goes

to Pilgrimage

Sage Narada

Leaves

Sri Krishna in the guise of Time - Sri Krishna in the guise of Time - 1.13.49

so 'yam adya mahārājabhagavān bhūta-bhāvanah

kāla-rūpo 'vatīrno 'syāmabhāvāya sura-dvisām

That Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Krsna, in the guise of all-devouring time [kāla-rūpa] has now descended on earth to eliminate the envious from the world.PurportTwo kinds of Living Entities Suras: Obedient & Not contaminated by materialistic conception of lifeAsuras : Envious of 1. Lord (Deny the existence of Lord), 2. Envious of all other L.EKrishna is seen as – All blissful personality by Suras– Kala Rupa – Causal Form as death for Asuras

Not at all pleasing to the asuras - therefore they think of the Lord as formless in order to feel secure that they will not be vanquished by the Lord.

Time is KrishnaTime is Krishna

•BG 10.30 - kālah kalayatām aham: among subduers I am time

•BG 11.32: Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds, and I have come here to destroy all people. With the exception of you [the Pāndavas]

•SB 4.24.65: sa esa lokān aticanda-vego

vikarsasi tvam khalu kāla-yānahbhūtāni bhūtair anumeya-tattvo

ghanāvalīr vāyur ivāvisahyahMy dear Lord, Your absolute authority cannot be

directly experienced, but one can guess by seeing the activities of the world that everything is being destroyed in due course of time. The force of time is very strong, and everything is being destroyed by something else — just as one animal is being eaten by another animal. Time scatters everything, exactly as the wind scatters clouds in the sky.

SB 4.22.36: īśa-vidhvamsitāśisām

Krsna personally meets the devoteesKrsna personally meets the devotees

Krsna meets the non-devotees as Death…..Krsna meets the non-devotees as Death…..

Time is KrishnaTime is Krishnayatra nirvistam aranamkrtānto nābhimanyateviśvam vidhvamsayan vīrya-śaurya-visphūrjita-bhruvā [SB 4.24.56]

•Simply by expansion of His eyebrows, invincible time personified can immediately vanquish the entire universe. However, formidable time does not approach the devotee who has taken complete shelter at Your lotus feet.

•but he has nothing to do with the devotee. Application: Devotional service which is

rendered by the devotee in this lifetime can never be destroyed by time. Such spiritual assets remain unchanged, being beyond the influence of time.

Lord Sri Krishna’s Mission - Lord Sri Krishna’s Mission - 1.13.501.13.50

nispāditam deva-krtyamavaśesam pratīksate

tāvad yūyam aveksadhvambhaved yāvad iheśvarah

The Lord has already performed His duties to help the demigods, and He is awaiting the rest. You Pāndavas may wait as long as the Lord is here on earth.

Purport1.Imitation Gods – Too many Asuras – becomes Hell – Lord Descends2.Nārada, like Vidura, indirectly gave a hint to the King and his brothers to wait till the incident happened and the Lord departed.

Location of DritarashtraLocation of Dritarashtra

1.13.51

dhrtarāstrah saha bhrātrāgāndhāryā ca sva-bhāryayā

daksinena himavatarsīnām āśramam gatah

O King, your uncle Dhrtarāstra, his brother Vidura and his wife Gāndhārī have gone to the southern side of the Himalaya Mountains, where there are shelters of the great sages.

Location of Location of DritarashtraDritarashtra

1.13.52srotobhih saptabhir yā vai

svardhunī saptadhā vyadhātsaptānām prītaye nānāsapta-srotah pracaksate

The place is called Saptasrota ["divided by seven"] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great rsis.

Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Dritarashtra Performs Astanga YogaYoga- - 1.13.531.13.53

snātvānusavanam tasminhutvā cāgnīn yathā-vidhiab-bhaksa upaśāntātmā

sa āste vigataisanahOn the banks at Saptasrota, Dhrtarāstra is now engaged in beginning astāńga-yoga by bathing three times daily, in the morning, noon and evening, by performing the Agni-hotra sacrifice with fire and by drinking only water. This helps one control the mind and the senses and frees one completely from thoughts of familial affection.Purport1.Material association and education: we learn simply to concentrate on flimsy things, 2.Yoga : is the process of forgetting them altogether. 3.Modern so-called yogīs and yoga systems manifest some magical feats: Actual goal is to forget all we learned in the whole struggle from time immemorial.4.Yogi & Bhogi

Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- 1.13.541.13.54

jitāsano jita-śvāsahpratyāhrta-sad-indriyah

hari-bhāvanayā dhvasta-rajah-sattva-tamo-malah

One who has controlled the sitting postures [the yogic āsanas] and the breathing process can turn the senses toward the Absolute Personality of Godhead and thus become immune to the contaminations of the modes of material nature, namely mundane goodness, passion and ignorance.PurportGoodness: Still hard to control the senses - what to speak of passion/ignoranceHow to transcend: By bhakti-yoga process, Pratyāhāra: This process of turning the senses from M.A to loving transcendental service Samādhi: Absorption in pleasing the Supreme Lord Hari by all means.

Application: Try to increase your Devotional Service to get closer to samadhi.

Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- 1.13.551.13.55vijñānātmani samyojya

ksetrajñe pravilāpya tambrahmany ātmānam ādhāre

ghatāmbaram ivāmbare

Dhrtarāstra will have to amalgamate his pure identity with intelligence and then merge into the Supreme Being with knowledge of his qualitative oneness, as a living entity, with the Supreme Brahman. Being freed from the blocked sky, he will have to rise to the spiritual sky.

Purport1. Process of Liberation (L.E - Mahat Tattva - Spiritual world)2. Conditioned Soul & Pure Devotee (Liberated Soul)

Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- Dritarashtra Performs Astanga Yoga- 1.13.561.13.56

dhvasta-māyā-gunodarkoniruddha-karanāśayah

nivartitākhilāhāraāste sthānur ivācalah

tasyāntarāyo maivābhūhsannyastākhila-karmanah

He will have to suspend all the actions of the senses, even from the outside, and will have to be impervious to interactions of the senses, which are influenced by the modes of material nature. After renouncing all material duties, he must become immovably established, beyond all sources of hindrances on the path.PurportGuna & Nirguna: spiritual quality is distinguished from its material counterpart by the word nirguna. Bhakti : Action dictated by the spiritual modes is called devotional serviceBhakti is therefore nirguna attained by direct contact with the Absolute.

Dritarashtra quits his Body- Dritarashtra quits his Body- 1.13.571.13.57

sa vā adyatanād rājanparatah pañcame 'hani

kalevaram hāsyati svamtac ca bhasmī-bhavisyati

O King, he will quit his body, most probably on the fifth day from today. And his body will turn to ashes.

PurportNo need for funeral - self made fire

Gandhari Entering the Fire - Gandhari Entering the Fire - 1.13.581.13.58dahyamāne 'gnibhir dehe

patyuh patnī sahotajebahih sthitā patim sādhvītam agnim anu veksyati

While outside observing her husband, who will burn in the fire of mystic power along with his thatched cottage, his chaste wife will enter the fire with rapt attention.

PurportSati - volunatary not by force

Vidura’s mixed emotions - Vidura’s mixed emotions - 1.13.591.13.59viduras tu tad āścaryamniśāmya kuru-nandana

harsa-śoka-yutas tasmādgantā tīrtha-nisevakah

Vidura, being affected with delight and grief, will then leave that place of sacred pilgrimage.Purport Vidura Was both Happy & Sorry: •Happy: Brother got liberated•Sorry: Brother did not become a pure devotee (due to offence against the Pandavas (devotees)Application

•Never commit Vaishnava Aparadha •Beg Forgiveness - Serve devotees

Vidura’s mixed emotions - Vidura’s mixed emotions - 1.13.601.13.60ity uktvāthāruhat svargamnāradah saha-tumburuhyudhisthiro vacas tasyahrdi krtvājahāc chucah

Having spoken thus, the great sage Nārada, along with his vīnā, ascended into outer space. Yudhisthira kept his instruction in his heart and so was able to get rid of all lamentations.

Purport Want to see Narada Muni?•Be Pious & Follow in the footsteps of Narada muni.Application Devotee Association

Chapter 13: Dritarashtra quits Chapter 13: Dritarashtra quits home 1.13.49-60 home 1.13.49-60

SummarySummary

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60

Position of

Krishna

Where is

Dritarashtra

& Gandh

ari?

Dritarashtra Performing Ashtanga

Yoga

Liberation of Dritarashtra & GandhariVidura goes

to Pilgrimage

Sage Narada

Leaves

Take homeTake home Time is KrishnaTime is Krishna

Increase your time for KrishnaIncrease your time for Krishna Decrease your material attachments/desires (Isa Vidhvamsitasisam)Decrease your material attachments/desires (Isa Vidhvamsitasisam) Devotional Service rendered is never checked by TimeDevotional Service rendered is never checked by Time

Importance of AssociationImportance of Association Prthu Maharaja/Druva Maharaja/Lord Shiva’s prayers (SB 4.24.58)Prthu Maharaja/Druva Maharaja/Lord Shiva’s prayers (SB 4.24.58)

Imbibe the mood of ViduraImbibe the mood of Vidura Be sincere servant of Lord Caitanhya Be sincere servant of Lord Caitanhya Give Association to others who need it Give Association to others who need it

Srila Prabhupada UvacaSrila Prabhupada UvacaI met Hari Sauri the other day here and he told me that Prabhupada I met Hari Sauri the other day here and he told me that Prabhupada

once took his hand and asked him: "once took his hand and asked him: "Do you know the secret?Do you know the secret?""

Then he said: Then he said:

""The secret is that preaching is much more important than bhajan.The secret is that preaching is much more important than bhajan.“ : “ : From Prithu Prabhu in VrindavanaFrom Prithu Prabhu in Vrindavana

Example: Example: Madhava Chandra Prabhu & all of you…Madhava Chandra Prabhu & all of you… SB 4.24.45-46SB 4.24.45-46

ReferencesReferences HH Romapada Maharaja’s lecture – 1.13.45-60HH Romapada Maharaja’s lecture – 1.13.45-60 Unveling the Lotus Feet – By Bhurijana PrabhuUnveling the Lotus Feet – By Bhurijana Prabhu

Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!!!Srila Prabhupada ki jaya!!!