<strong>Srimad</strong> Bhagwatam Vol. III Copyright reserved First Vol. printed ... ... 1962 Second ,, ,, ... ... 1964 Third ,, ,, ... ... 1965 PRINTED IN DELHI IN 12 POINT TIMES FACE TYPE FOR THE LEAGUE OF DEVOTEES (REGD.) VRINDABAN : DELHI BY CH. KANSHI RAM AT NEW O.K. PRESS, CHURIWALLAN, DELHI- 6 (INDIA)
THIRTEENTH CHAPTER Dhritarastra Quits Home (Continued from Page 748 of the First Part) Sri Suta uvacha Vidura tirthayatrayam maitreyad atmane gatim Jnatwaagat hastinapuram taya abapta vividsitah. Sri Suta uvacha—Sri Suta Goswami said, Vidura—of the name, Tirthayatrayam—while travelling at different pilgrimages, Maitreyad—from the great sage Maitreya, Atmane—of the self, Gati—destination, Jnatwa—by knowing it, Agat—went back, Hastinapuram—the city of Hastinapura, Taya—by that knowledge, Abapta—sufficiently gainer, Vivitsitah—being well versed in every thing knowable. Sri Suta Goswami said that Vidura while travelling in the pilgrimages received knowledge about the destination of the self from the great sage Maitreya and thus came back to Hastinapur. He became well-versed in the subject as fully as he wanted to have it. Vidurah: is one of the prominent figure in the history of Mahabharat. He is born by Vyasdeva in the womb of the maid servant of Ambika mother of Maharaj Pandu. He is the incarnation of Yamaraj and being cursed by Manduk Muni was to become a Sudra the less intelligent class of men in the society. The story is narrated as follows. Once upon a time the state police caught hold of some thieves who kept concealed themselves in the hermitage of Manduk Muni. The police constables as usual arrested all the thieves as also Manduk Muni along with them. The Magistrate specifically punished the Muni to death being pierced by the lance. When he was just to be pierced the news reached the king and he at once stopped the act on consideration of his becoming a great Muni The king personally, begged his pardon for the mistake of his men and the saint at once went to Yamaraj who prescribes the destiny of the living being. Yamaraj being enquired by the Muni replied that the Muni in his childhood pierced an ant by sharpen straw and for that reason he was put into difficulty. The Muni thought it unwise on the part of Yamaraja that he punished the Muni for his childish innocence and thus the Muni cursed Yamaraj to become a Sudra and this Sudra incarnation of Yamraj was known as Vidura the Sudra brother of Dhritarastra and Maharaj Pandu. But this Sudra son of the Kuru dynasty was equally treated by Bhismadeva along with his other nephews and in due course Vidura was married with a girl who was also born in the womb of a Sudrani by a Brahmin. Although Vidura did not inherit the property of his father (the brother of Bhismadeva) still he was given sufficient state property by Dhritarstra the elder brother of Vidura. Vidura was very much attached to his elder brother and all along he tried to guide him in the right path. During fratricidal war of Kuruksherta, Vidura repeatedly implored his elder brother to do justice to the sons of Pandu but Duryodhone did not like such interference by his uncle and thus Vidura was practically insulted by his nephew Duryodhone which incidence resulted in Vidura's leaving the home for pilgrimage and taking instructions from Maitreya. Yavatah kritavan prasnan kshatta kousharava agratah Jata eka bhaktir govinde tebhyas cha upararama ha. Yavatah—all that, Kritavan—did he put, Prasnan—questionaires, Kshatta— the name of Vidur, Kaousharava—the name of Maitreya, Agratah—in the presence of, Jata—having grown up, Eka—one Bhakti—transcendental loving service, Govinde—unto Lord Krishna, Tebhyas—in the matter of further questionaires, Upararama— retired from, ha—in the past. Vidura did retire from putting qtestionaires before Maitreya Muni after his enquiry by various questionaires and being fixed up in the transcendental loving service unto Lord Sri Krishna. Vidura retired from putting questionaires before Maitreya Muni when he was convinced by Maitreya Rishi that Summum Bonum gain of life is to be finally situated in the transcendental loving service of Lord Sri Krishna who is Govinda or One who satisfies His devotees in all respects. The conditioned soul or living being in material existence seeks after happiness of life by employing his senses on the modes of material products but that cannot give him satisfaction. He then searches after the supreme truth by emperic philosophical speculative method by intellectual feats. But if he does not find out the ultimate goal he again goes down to material activities and engages himself in various philanthrophic and altruistic activities which also fail to give him satisfaction, so neither fruitive activities nor dry philosophical speculation can give one satisfaction: because by nature a living being is eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and all the Vedic literatures give him direction towards that ultimate end. The Bhagwat Geeta confirms this statement (Bg. 15.15). Like Vidura an inquisitive conditioned soul must approach a bonafide spiritual master like Maitreya and by intelligent enquiries must try to know everything about Karma (fruitive activities) Jnana (philosophical researches in the matter of Supreme truth) Yoga (the linking process of spiritual realisation). One who is not seriously inclined to put questionaires before a spiritual master, need not accommodate a showbottle spiritual master neither a 1 person, who may be the spiritual master for others, may pose to be so if he is unable to engage his disciple ultimately in the transcendental loving service of Lord Sri Krishna. Vidura was successful in the matter of approaching a spiritual master like Maitreya and he got the ultimate goal of life Bhakti unto Govinda and thus there was nothing to be known further in the matter of spiritual progress of life. Tam bandhum agatam dristwa dharmaputra sahanujah Dhritarastra yuyutsus cha sutah saradvatah pritha (3) Gandhari droupadi brahman subhadra cha uttara kripi Anyas cha jamayah pandor jnatayoh sasutah striyah. (4) Tam—him, Bandhum—relative. Agatam—having arrived there, Dristwa—by seeing it, Dharmaputra—Yudhisthir, Sahanujah—along with his younger brothers, Dhritarastra—of the name, yuyutsu—Satyaki, Cha—and, Sutah— Sanjaya, Saradvatah—Kripacharya, Pritha—Kunti, Gandhari—of the name, Droupadi—of the name, Brahman—oh the brahmins, Subhadra—of the name, Cha—and, Uttara—of the name, Kripi—of the name, Anyas—others, Cha— and, Jamayah— wives of other family members, Pandor—of the Pandavas, Jnatayah—family members, Sasutah—along with their sons, Striyah—the Ladies. When they saw him (Vidura) come back again in the palace all the inmates, Maharaj Yudhisthir along with younger brothers, Dhritarastra, Satyaki, Sanjaya, Kripacharya, Kunti, Gandhari, Droupadi, Subhadra, Uttara, Kripi, and many others who were wives of Kauravas and other ladies with their children all hurriedly went towards him with great delight and it so appeared that all of them regained consciousness after a pretty long period. Gandhari:—The ideal chaste lady in the history of the world. She was the daughter of Maharaj Subal the king of Gandhar (now Kandahar in Kabul) and in her maiden state she worshipped Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is worshipped generally by the Hindu maidens for achieving good husband. Gandhari satisfied Lord Shiva and by his benediction for obtaining one hundred sons, she was bethrothed to Dhritarastra inspite of his becoming blind for ever. When Gandhari came to know that her would-be-husband was a blindman, she just to follow her life companion, decided to become voluntarily blind and wrapped up her eyes with manyfold silk linen, and later she was married to Dhritarastra under the guidance of her elder brother Sakuni. She was most beautiful girl of her time and she was equally qualified by her womanly qualities which endeared every member of the Kaurava court. But inspite of her all good qualities she had the natural frailties of an woman and she was envious of Kunti when the latter gave birth to a male child. Both the queens were pregnant but Kunti first gave birth to a male child. And thus she became angry and gave a blow on her abdomen. As a result of this she gave birth to a lump of flesh only but as she was a devotee of Vyasdeva so by instruction of Vyasdeva the lump became divided into one hundred parts and each part gradually developed to become each a male child. Thus her ambition to become the mother of one hundred sons was fulfilled and she began to nourish all the children according to her exhalted position. When the intrigue of the battlefield of Kurukshetra was going on she was not in favour fighting with the Pandavas rather she blaimed Dhritarastra her husband for intriguing such fratricidal war. She desired that the state may be divided into two parts, for the sons of the Pandu and her own. She was too much affected when all her sons died in the battle of Kurukshetra and she wanted to curse Bhimasena and Yudhisthir but she was checked by Vyasdeva. Her pitious mourning over the death of Duryodhone and Duhsasan before lord Krishna is very much appealing and Lord Krishna pacified her by transcendental messages She was equally agrieved on the death of Karna and she described before Lord Krishna about the lamentation of Karna's wife. She was pacified by Srila Vyasdeva when he showed her dead sons then promoted to the heavenly Kingdoms. She died along with her husband in the jungles in the Himalaya near the mouth of the Ganges; she burnt in the forest fire. Maharaj Yudhisthir performed death ceremony of his uncle and aunt. Pritha: Daughter of Maharaj Surasen and sister of Vasudeva Lord Krishan's father. Later she was adopted by Maharaj Kuntibhoja and thence she is known as Kunti. She is the incarnation of the Success Potency of the Personality of Godhead. The heavenly denizens from the upper planets used to visit the palace of the king Kuntibhoja and Kunti was engaged for their reception She also served the great mystic sage Durbasa and being satisfied by her faithful service Durbasa Muni gave her one chanting hymn by which it was possible for her to call for any one of the demigods as she pleased. As a matter of inquisitiveness she at once called for the Sun-god who desired couplement with her which she declined. But the Sun-god assured her immunity from virgin adulteration and she agreed to his proposal. As result of this couplement she became pregnant and Karna was born by her. By the grace of the sun she again turned to become a virgin girl but being afraid of her parents she quited the newly born child Karna. After that when she actually selected her own husband she preferred Pandu to be her husband. Maharaj Pandu later on wanted to retire from family life and adopt the renounced order of life. Kunti refused to allow her husband to adopt such life but at last Maharaj Pandu gave her permission to become mother of sons by calling some other
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