SB 1.7.58 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.58

पुत्रशोकातुरा: सर्वे पाण्डवा: सह कृष्णया । स्वानां मृतानां यत्कृत्यं चक्रुर्निर्हरणादिकम् ॥ ५८ ॥

putra-śokāturāḥ sarve

[putra-shokaaturaah sarve]

pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā

[paandavaah saha krishnayaa]

svānāṁ mṛtānāṁ yat kṛtyaṁ

[svaanaam mritaanaam yat krityam]

cakrur nirharaṇādikam

[chakrur nirharanaadikam]

Word-for-word

putra — son śoka — bereavement āturāḥ — overwhelmed with sarve — all of them pāṇḍavāḥ — the sons of Pāṇḍu saha — along with kṛṣṇayā — with Draupadī svānām — of the kinsmen mṛtānām — of the dead yat — what kṛtyam — ought to be done cakruḥ — did perform nirharaṇa-ādikam — undertakable.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

putra-śokāturāḥ sarve

putra

son

śoka

bereavement

āturāḥ

overwhelmed with

sarve

all of them

pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā

pāṇḍavāḥ

the sons of Pāṇḍu

saha

along with

kṛṣṇayā

with Draupadī

svānāṁ mṛtānāṁ yat kṛtyaṁ

svānām

of the kinsmen

mṛtānām

of the dead

yat

what

kṛtyam

ought to be done

cakrur nirharaṇādikam

cakruḥ

did perform

nirharaṇa-ādikam

undertakable.

Thereafter, the sons of Pāṇḍu, and Draupadī, overwhelmed with grief, performed the proper rituals for the dead bodies of their relatives.

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Son of Droṇa Punished.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Then all the Pāṇdavas and Draupadī, lamenting for their sons, performed the death rites for their dead relatives and carried them for burning.

Commentary

Nirharaṇa means “going for burning.”

Kuntī’s prayers and Yudhiṣṭhira’s grief

1.8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī, and Parīkṣit Saved 8. Prayers by Queen Kuntī, and Parīkṣit Saved

Personal Guidance

After all the drama, the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī, overwhelmed with grief, performed the proper rituals for the dead. Even with cosmic-scale events, grief must be honored ritually. Closure is sacramental, not optional.

Reflection Questions

What grief in my life still needs its proper ritual?
Where have I skipped closure and wondered why I feel stuck?

📝 My note

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