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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.82.18

कुन्त्युवाच आर्य भ्रातरहं मन्ये आत्मानमकृताशिषम् । यद् वा आपत्सु मद्वार्तां नानुस्मरथ सत्तमा: ॥ १८ ॥
kunty uvāca
[kunty uvaacha]
ārya bhrātar ahaṁ manye
[aarya bhraatar aham manye]
ātmānam akṛtāśiṣam
[aatmaanam akritaashisham]
yad vā āpatsu mad-vārtāṁ
[yad vaa aapatsu mad-vaartaam]
nānusmaratha sattamāḥ
[naanusmaratha sattamaah]
Word-for-word
kuntī uvāca — Queen Kuntī said ārya — O respectable one bhrātaḥ — O brother aham — I manye — think ātmānam — myself akṛta — having failed to achieve āśiṣam — my desires yat — since vai — indeed āpatsu — in times of danger mat — to me vārtām — what occurred na anusmaratha — all of you do not remember sat - tamāḥ — most saintly .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kunty uvāca
kuntī uvāca
Queen Kuntī said
ārya bhrātar ahaṁ manye
ārya
O respectable one
bhrātaḥ
O brother
aham
I
manye
think
ātmānam akṛtāśiṣam
ātmānam
myself
akṛta
having failed to achieve
āśiṣam
my desires
yad vā āpatsu mad-vārtāṁ
yat
since
vai
indeed
āpatsu
in times of danger
mat
to me
vārtām
what occurred
nānusmaratha sattamāḥ
na anusmaratha
all of you do not remember
sat - tamāḥ
most saintly .
Important Words
  • ārya — O respectable one
    Vocative of ārya — noble, elder. Kuntī addresses Vasudeva with full respect even while complaining. Gauḍīyas note: bhakti-shaped grievance is never disrespect; the form holds while the heart speaks.
  • akṛta-āśiṣam — whose desires were unfulfilled
    Compound: a (not) + kṛta (made, fulfilled) + āśiṣam (blessings, accusative). Her āśīrvāda from family relations never landed. The honest naming of unfulfillment is itself a Vaiṣṇava virtue — Bhagavān prefers a transparent heart to a pretending one.
  • sat-tamāḥ — most saintly
    Compound: sat (true, real, holy) + tamāḥ (superlative). Even while complaining, Kuntī affirms her brothers' sainthood. Gauḍīya bhakti holds two truths at once: 'you wronged me' and 'you are holy' — without collapsing either.
  • āpatsu — in times of danger
    Locative plural of āpad — calamity. Kuntī's life was āpat-bahula. This same word becomes the keyword of her prayer in SB 1.8 — vipadaḥ santu — where she asks for more such calamities because they bring kṛṣṇa-smaraṇa.
Queen Kuntī said: My dear, respectable brother, I feel that my desires have been frustrated, because although all of you are most saintly, you forgot me during my calamities.
Purport

Here Queen Kuntī addresses her brother Vasudeva.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Queen Kuntī said: My dear, respectable brother, I feel that my desires have been frustrated, because although all of you are most saintly, you forgot me during my calamities.
Commentary

"I think myself devoid of pious acts, since you, though so proper in conduct, did not remember me when I was in difficulty. It was my bad fortune. It was not your fault."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

She addresses Vasudeva since he is superior to others. O elder (ārya)! Since he is elder he should have protected her. She addresses him as brother to produce affection in him. Or ārya-bhrātar can be taken together. O elder brother! I am unfortunate since you did not remember me during my calamities though you are most respectable. Because of being respectable, he should have been affectionate to friends in a suffering condition.

Related values & verses
Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
Related verses
BG 5.18 BG 8.4 BG 14.12 BG 14.1 BG 12.1 BG 18.37 BG 11.1 BG 3.3 SB 1.2BG 12.3 BG 4.8 BG 15.9 BG 6.35 BG 18.74
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Kuntī said to Vasudeva: 'You are most saintly, but you forgot me during my calamities.' Honesty about hurt can be expressed even toward those we deeply respect; love and complaint coexist.
Reflection Questions
  • What hurt about someone I respect have I never voiced?
  • How could honest naming, without blame, deepen rather than wound the relationship?
Analogy

A child kept indoors too long while siblings play outside does not seek explanation, only the truth: 'You forgot me.' Kuntī's complaint to Vasudeva is not bitterness — it is the bhakta's right to speak her grief plainly to those she loves.

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