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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.12

इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन सर्वं तत् समवर्णयत् । यथानुभूतं क्रमशो विना यदुकुलक्षयम् ॥ १२ ॥
ity ukto dharma-rājena
[ity ukto dharma-raajena]
sarvaṁ tat samavarṇayat
[sarvam tat samavarnayat]
yathānubhūtaṁ kramaśo
[yathaanubhootam kramasho]
vinā yadu-kula-kṣayam
[vinaa yadu-kula-kshayam]
Word-for-word
iti — thus uktaḥ — being asked dharma-rājena — by King Yudhiṣṭhira sarvam — all tat — that samavarṇayat — properly described yathā-anubhūtam — as he experienced kramaśaḥ — one after another vinā — without yadu-kula-kṣayam — annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity ukto dharma-rājena
iti
thus
uktaḥ
being asked
dharma-rājena
by King Yudhiṣṭhira
sarvaṁ tat samavarṇayat
sarvam
all
tat
that
samavarṇayat
properly described
yathānubhūtaṁ kramaśo
yathā-anubhūtam
as he experienced
kramaśaḥ
one after another
vinā yadu-kula-kṣayam
vinā
without
yadu-kula-kṣayam
annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.
Thus being questioned by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahātmā Vidura gradually described everything he had personally experienced, except news of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O father! Did you see or hear about our relatives and friends, devotees of Kṛṣṇa, the Yadus. Are they residing happily in Dvārakā? When Yudhiṣṭhira had thus spoken, Vidura then gradually described everything he had experienced, except for the destruction of the Yadu dynasty.
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Personal Guidance
Mahātmā Vidura described all he had experienced — except the news of the Yadu dynasty's annihilation. Mature compassion withholds news that cannot yet be received. Timing of truth matters.
Reflection Questions
  • What truth am I sitting on because the listener isn't ready?
  • When does withholding cross from compassion into evasion?
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