Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.28.45
अजानती प्रियतमं यदोपरतमङ्गना ।
सुस्थिरासनमासाद्य यथापूर्वमुपाचरत् ॥ ४५ ॥
ajānatī priyatamaṁ
[ajaanatee priyatamam]
yadoparatam aṅganā
[yadoparatam anganaa]
susthirāsanam āsādya
[susthiraasanam aasaadya]
yathā-pūrvam upācarat
[yathaa-poorvam upaacharat]
Word-for-word
ajānatī
—
without any knowledge
priya-tamam
—
her dearmost husband
yadā
—
when
uparatam
—
passed away
aṅganā
—
the woman
susthira
—
fixed up
āsanam
—
on the seat
āsādya
—
going up to
yathā
—
as
pūrvam
—
before
upācarat
—
went on serving him.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ajānatī priyatamaṁ
ajānatī
without any knowledge
priya-tamam
her dearmost husband
yadoparatam aṅganā
yadā
when
susthirāsanam āsādya
yathā-pūrvam upācarat
uparatam
passed away
aṅganā
the woman
susthira
fixed up
āsanam
on the seat
āsādya
going up to
yathā
as
pūrvam
before
upācarat
went on serving him.
The daughter of King Vidarbha continued as usual to serve her husband, who was seated in a steady posture, until she could ascertain that he had passed away from the body.
Purport
It appears that the Queen did not even talk to her husband while serving. She would simply perform her prescribed duties without talk. Thus she did not stop rendering service until she could ascertain that her husband had passed from the body.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When he passed away, she approached her dear husband sitting in a fixed position and served him as before, unaware of his passing.
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Personal Guidance
She continued serving until she could ascertain her husband had passed. Service continues through the master's transition; you don't quit at the visible end.
Reflection Questions
- Whose service in my life have I quit too soon after the obvious end?
- Where could 'serving past the visible' deepen everything?
My note
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