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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.1

सूत उवाच सम्प्रस्थिते द्वारकायां जिष्णौ बन्धुदिद‍ृक्षया । ज्ञातुं च पुण्यश्लोकस्य कृष्णस्य च विचेष्टितम् ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
samprasthite dvārakāyāṁ
[samprasthite dvaarakaayaam]
jiṣṇau bandhu-didṛkṣayā
[jishnau bandhu-didrikshayaa]
jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya
[jnaatum cha punya-shlokasya]
kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam
[krishnasya cha vicheshtitam]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said samprasthite — having gone to dvārakāyām — the city of Dvārakā jiṣṇau — Arjuna bandhu — friends and relatives didṛkṣayā — for meeting them jñātum — to know ca — also puṇya-ślokasya — of one whose glories are sung by Vedic hymns kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa ca — and viceṣṭitam — further programs of work.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
samprasthite dvārakāyāṁ
samprasthite
having gone to
dvārakāyām
the city of Dvārakā
jiṣṇau bandhu-didṛkṣayā
jiṣṇau
Arjuna
bandhu
friends and relatives
didṛkṣayā
for meeting them
jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya
jñātum
to know
ca
also
puṇya-ślokasya
of one whose glories are sung by Vedic hymns
kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam
kṛṣṇasya
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
ca
and
viceṣṭitam
further programs of work.
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Arjuna went to Dvārakā to see Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and other friends and also to learn from the Lord of His next activities.
Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord descended to the earth for the protection of the faithful and annihilation of the impious, so after the Battle of Kurukṣetra and establishment of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the mission of the Lord was complete. The Pāṇḍavas, especially Śrī Arjuna, were eternal companions of the Lord, and therefore Arjuna went to Dvārakā to hear from the Lord of His next program of work.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: When Arjuna went to Dvārakā to see his friends and understand the activities and intentions of famous Kṛṣṇa, he did not return for some months. Yudhiṣṭhira saw inauspicious omens at that time.
Commentary

In the fourteenth chapter, Yudhiṣṭhira understands the meaning of the inauspicious signs when he sees Arjuna arrive in distress.

He went to understand Kṛṣṇa’s activities and his intentions (ca). “Some months” means seven months. Nimittāni means ill omens.

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Personal Guidance
Arjuna went to Dvārakā to see Kṛṣṇa and learn of His next activities. The devotee seeks not just darshan but direction. We go to the Lord asking what comes next.
Reflection Questions
  • When did I last ask my source 'what is next'?
  • Where am I executing without consulting?
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