Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.48
शौनक उवाच
यदाह नो भवान् सूत क्षत्ता भागवतोत्तम: ।
चचार तीर्थानि भुवस्त्यक्त्वा बन्धून् सुदुस्त्यजान् ॥ ४८ ॥
śaunaka uvāca
[shaunaka uvaacha]
yad āha no bhavān sūta
[yad aaha no bhavaan soota]
kṣattā bhāgavatottamaḥ
[kshattaa bhaagavatottamah]
cacāra tīrthāni bhuvas
[chachaara teerthaani bhuvas]
tyaktvā bandhūn sudustyajān
[tyaktvaa bandhoon sudustyajaan]
Word-for-word
śaunakaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śaunaka Muni said
yat
—
as
āha
—
you said
naḥ
—
unto us
bhavān
—
your good self
sūta
—
O Sūta
kṣattā
—
Vidura
bhāgavata-uttamaḥ
—
one of the topmost devotees of the Lord
cacāra
—
practiced
tīrthāni
—
places of pilgrimage
bhuvaḥ
—
on the earth
tyaktvā
—
leaving aside
bandhūn
—
all relatives
su-dustyajān
—
very difficult to give up.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaunaka uvāca
śaunakaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śaunaka Muni said
yad āha no bhavān sūta
yat
as
āha
you said
naḥ
unto us
bhavān
your good self
sūta
O Sūta
kṣattā bhāgavatottamaḥ
kṣattā
Vidura
bhāgavata-uttamaḥ
one of the topmost devotees of the Lord
cacāra tīrthāni bhuvas
cacāra
practiced
tīrthāni
places of pilgrimage
bhuvaḥ
on the earth
tyaktvā bandhūn sudustyajān
tyaktvā
leaving aside
bandhūn
all relatives
su-dustyajān
very difficult to give up.
Śaunaka Ṛṣi, after hearing all about the creation, inquired from Sūta Gosvāmī about Vidura, for Sūta Gosvāmī had previously informed him how Vidura left home, leaving aside all his relatives, who were very difficult to leave.
Purport
The ṛṣis headed by Śaunaka were more anxious to know about Vidura, who met Maitreya Ṛṣi while traveling to the pilgrimage sites of the world.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śaunaka said: O Sūta! You have told us that Vidura, the best of devotees went on pilgrimage around the world, giving up friends who are difficult to give up. Discussion of the soul took place between Vidura and Maitreya. Knowledgeable Maitreya, implored by Vidura explained the highest truth. O excellent sage! Please tell us all of that and the actions of Vidura.
Commentary
Being eager to hear other topics, the proposed topic of the Pādma-kalpa gets delayed by the question of Śaunaka. You have told us:
viduras tīrtha-yātrāyāṁ maitreyād ātmano gatim jñātvāgād dhāstinapuraṁ tayāvāpta-vivitsitaḥ
Having learned about Kṛṣṇa, the goal of the jīva, from Maitreya while on pilgrimage, Vidura came to Hastināpura with a desire to teach that. SB 1.13.1
Bhagavān means he who is full of knowledge. Kṣattā means Vidura. Kauśāraveḥ refers to Maitreya.
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Personal Guidance
After hearing of creation, Śaunaka and the sages turned to a transcendental topic — Vidura, who left family to seek truth. Material cosmology is necessary, but the sages are even more eager for the stories of devotees. Notice where appetite turns.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my own appetite turn after cosmology — toward more physics, or toward devotees' lives?
- Whose Vidura-like leaving is asking to be studied by me right now?
My note
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