Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.49
अलक्षयन्त: पदवीं प्रजापते-
र्हतोद्यमा: प्रत्युपसृत्य ते पुरीम् ।
ऋषीन् समेतानभिवन्द्य साश्रवो
न्यवेदयन् पौरव भर्तृविप्लवम् ॥ ४९ ॥
alakṣayantaḥ padavīṁ prajāpater
[alakshayantah padaveem prajaapater]
hatodyamāḥ pratyupasṛtya te purīm
[hatodyamaah pratyupasritya te pureem]
ṛṣīn sametān abhivandya sāśravo
[risheen sametaan abhivandya saashravo]
nyavedayan paurava bhartṛ-viplavam
[nyavedayan paurava bhartri-viplavam]
Word-for-word
alakṣayantaḥ
—
not finding
padavīm
—
any trace
prajāpateḥ
—
of King Aṅga
hata-udyamāḥ
—
having become disappointed
pratyupasṛtya
—
after returning
te
—
those citizens
purīm
—
to the city
ṛṣīn
—
the great sages
sametān
—
assembled
abhivandya
—
after making respectful obeisances
sa-aśravaḥ
—
with tears in their eyes
nyavedayan
—
informed
paurava
—
O Vidura
bhartṛ
—
of the King
viplavam
—
the absence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
alakṣayantaḥ padavīṁ prajāpater
alakṣayantaḥ
not finding
padavīm
any trace
prajāpateḥ
of King Aṅga
hatodyamāḥ pratyupasṛtya te purīm
hata-udyamāḥ
having become disappointed
pratyupasṛtya
after returning
te
those citizens
purīm
to the city
ṛṣīn sametān abhivandya sāśravo
ṛṣīn
the great sages
sametān
assembled
abhivandya
after making respectful obeisances
sa-aśravaḥ
with tears in their eyes
nyavedayan paurava bhartṛ-viplavam
nyavedayan
informed
paurava
O Vidura
bhartṛ
of the King
viplavam
the absence.
When the citizens could not find any trace of the King after searching for him everywhere, they were very disappointed, and they returned to the city, where all the great sages of the country assembled because of the King’s absence. With tears in their eyes the citizens offered respectful obeisances and informed the sages in full detail that they were unable to find the King anywhere.
Purport
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Thirteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! Not finding the path of the King, they returned to the city in disappointment. With tears in their eyes, greeting the assembled sages, they informed the sages of the disappearance of the King.
O Vidura (paurava)! Bhartṛ-viplavam means the disappearance of the King.
Thus ends the commentary on the Thirteenth Chapter of the Fourth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Fourteen
The Sages Curse King Vena
4.14: The Story of King Vena
14. The Story of King Vena
Personal Guidance
Failing to find him, the citizens return in tears; the country's sages assemble. When a leader vanishes, those who remain must convene — grief itself can be the beginning of collective wisdom.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I waiting for the missing leader instead of convening the remaining stakeholders?
- What collective wisdom in my life is unattainable until those left behind sit down together?
My note
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