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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.36

कालिन्द्या: कतिभि: सिद्ध अहोभिर्भरतर्षभ । प्रापद्यत स्व:सरितं यत्र मित्रासुतो मुनि: ॥ ३६ ॥
kālindyāḥ katibhiḥ siddha
[kaalindyaah katibhih siddha]
ahobhir bharatarṣabha
[ahobhir bharatarshabha]
prāpadyata svaḥ-saritaṁ
[praapadyata svah-saritam]
yatra mitrā-suto muniḥ
[yatra mitraa-suto munih]
Word-for-word
kālindyāḥ — on the bank of the Yamunā katibhiḥ — a few siddhe — being so passed ahobhiḥ — days bharata-ṛṣabha — O best of the Bharata dynasty prāpadyata — reached svaḥ-saritam — the celestial water of the Ganges yatra — where mitrā-sutaḥ — the son of Mitrā muniḥ — sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kālindyāḥ katibhiḥ siddha
kālindyāḥ
on the bank of the Yamunā
katibhiḥ
a few
siddhe
being so passed
ahobhir bharatarṣabha
ahobhiḥ
days
bharata-ṛṣabha
O best of the Bharata dynasty
prāpadyata svaḥ-saritaṁ
prāpadyata
reached
svaḥ-saritam
the celestial water of the Ganges
yatra mitrā-suto muniḥ
yatra
where
mitrā-sutaḥ
the son of Mitrā
muniḥ
sage.
After passing a few days on the bank of the river Yamunā, Vidura, the self-realized soul, reached the bank of the Ganges, where the great sage Maitreya was situated.
Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Vidura Approaches Maitreya.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the Kurus,Parīkṣit! The great devotee Vidura, after spending a few days on the bank of the Yamunā River, departed from there and went to the Gaṅgā, where Maitreya dwelled. Spending (siddhe) several days near the Yamunā, he went to the Gaṅgā. Thus ends the commentary on Fourth Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Five Maitreya Describes Creation 3.5: Vidura's Talks with Maitreya 5. Vidura's Talks with Maitreya
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Personal Guidance
Vidura, the self-realized soul, traveled to where Maitreya was located. Even realized souls keep moving toward higher teachings. Stay on the road; spiritual life is not a place of settling but a steady journey to deeper teachers.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you settled spiritually, thinking your current level is the destination?
  • Who is the next teacher you should be moving toward, even if it requires travel and discomfort?
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