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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.32

तत्र सञ्जयमासीनं पप्रच्छोद्विग्नमानस: । गावल्गणे क्‍व नस्तातो वृद्धो हीनश्च नेत्रयो: ॥ ३२ ॥
tatra sañjayam āsīnaṁ
[tatra sanjayam aaseenam]
papracchodvigna-mānasaḥ
[paprachchodvigna-maanasah]
gāvalgaṇe kva nas tāto
[gaavalgane kva nas taato]
vṛddho hīnaś ca netrayoḥ
[vriddho heenash cha netrayoh]
Word-for-word
tatra — there sañjayam — unto Sañjaya āsīnam — seated papraccha — he inquired from udvigna-mānasaḥ — filled with anxiety gāvalgaṇe — the son of Gavalgaṇa, Sañjaya kva — where is naḥ — our tātaḥ — uncle vṛddhaḥ — old hīnaḥ ca — and bereft of netrayoḥ — the eyes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra sañjayam āsīnaṁ
tatra
there
sañjayam
unto Sañjaya
āsīnam
seated
papracchodvigna-mānasaḥ
papraccha
he inquired from
udvigna-mānasaḥ
filled with anxiety
gāvalgaṇe kva nas tāto
gāvalgaṇe
the son of Gavalgaṇa, Sañjaya
kva
where is
naḥ
our
tātaḥ
uncle
vṛddho hīnaś ca netrayoḥ
vṛddhaḥ
old
hīnaḥ ca
and bereft of
netrayoḥ
the eyes.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, full of anxiety, turned to Sañjaya, who was sitting there, and said: O Sañjaya, where is our uncle, who is old and blind?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Afflicted in mind, he asked Sañjaya who was sitting there, “O son of Gavalgaṇa, where is our father, my blind, aged uncle, his wife grieving for her slain children, and my uncle and friend Vidura?”
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Personal Guidance
Anxious, he asked Saṅjaya: where is our blind old uncle? Concern after the fact is honest, even if late. Asking 'where is he?' is itself a form of love.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose absence have I noticed only after they were gone?
  • Where can I ask 'where are you?' before someone is gone?
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