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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.28.47

आत्मानं शोचती दीनमबन्धुं विक्लवाश्रुभि: । स्तनावासिच्य विपिने सुस्वरं प्ररुरोद सा ॥ ४७ ॥
ātmānaṁ śocatī dīnam
[aatmaanam shochatee deenam]
abandhuṁ viklavāśrubhiḥ
[abandhum viklavaashrubhih]
stanāv āsicya vipine
[stanaav aasichya vipine]
susvaraṁ praruroda sā
[susvaram praruroda saa]
Word-for-word
ātmānam — about herself śocatī — lamenting dīnam — wretched abandhum — without a friend viklava — brokenhearted aśrubhiḥ — by tears stanau — her breasts āsicya — wetting vipine — in the forest susvaram — loudly praruroda — began to cry sā — she.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātmānaṁ śocatī dīnam
ātmānam
about herself
śocatī
lamenting
dīnam
wretched
abandhuṁ viklavāśrubhiḥ
abandhum
without a friend
viklava
brokenhearted
aśrubhiḥ
by tears
stanāv āsicya vipine
stanau
her breasts
āsicya
wetting
vipine
in the forest
susvaraṁ praruroda sā
susvaram
loudly
praruroda
began to cry
sā
she.
Being now alone and a widow in that forest, the daughter of Vidarbha began to lament, incessantly shedding tears, which soaked her breasts, and crying very loudly.
Purport

Figuratively the queen is supposed to be the disciple of the king; thus when the mortal body of the spiritual master expires, his disciples should cry exactly as the queen cries when the king leaves his body. However, the disciple and spiritual master are never separated because the spiritual master always keeps company with the disciple as long as the disciple follows strictly the instructions of the spiritual master. This is called the association of vāṇī (words). Physical presence is called vapuḥ. As long as the spiritual master is physically present, the disciple should serve the physical body of the spiritual master, and when the spiritual master is no longer physically existing, the disciple should serve the instructions of the spiritual master.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lamenting her pitiable condition without a husband, wetting her breasts with her tears, she cried loudly in the forest. When the guru leaves his mortal body, the disciple becomes overcome with lamentation with pain of separation, like a wife for her departed husband. That is described here. She lamented her condition. Who will protect me from now on? Thus she became grief stricken.
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Personal Guidance
Alone and widowed, she lamented loudly, tears soaking her breasts. Loud grief is appropriate when the master passes; restrained mourning is not the higher form.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have I suppressed grief that scripture would have me express loudly?
  • What does dignified loud lament look like?
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