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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.28.49

एवं विलपन्ती बाला विपिनेऽनुगता पतिम् । पतिता पादयोर्भर्तू रुदत्यश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥ ४९ ॥
evaṁ vilapantī bālā
[evam vilapantee baalaa]
vipine ’nugatā patim
[vipine ’nugataa patim]
patitā pādayor bhartū
[patitaa paadayor bhartoo]
rudaty aśrūṇy avartayat
[rudaty ashroony avartayat]
Word-for-word
evam — thus vilapantī — lamenting bālā — the innocent woman vipine — in the solitary forest anugatā — strictly adherent patim — unto her husband patitā — fallen down pādayoḥ — at the feet bhartuḥ — of her husband rudatī — while crying aśrūṇi — tears avartayat — she shed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ vilapantī bālā
evam
thus
vilapantī
lamenting
bālā
the innocent woman
vipine ’nugatā patim
vipine
in the solitary forest
anugatā
strictly adherent
patim
unto her husband
patitā pādayor bhartū
patitā
fallen down
pādayoḥ
at the feet
bhartuḥ
of her husband
rudaty aśrūṇy avartayat
rudatī
while crying
aśrūṇi
tears
avartayat
she shed.
That most obedient wife thus fell down at the feet of her dead husband and began to cry pitifully in that solitary forest. Thus the tears rolled down from her eyes.
Purport

Just as a devoted wife becomes afflicted at the passing away of her husband, when a spiritual master passes away, the disciple becomes similarly bereaved.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lamenting in the forest, the women, obedient to her husband, falling at the feet of her husband, wailed and began to shed tears. Avartayat means released.
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Personal Guidance
The obedient wife fell at her dead husband's feet, weeping pitifully. Falling-at-feet remains the right posture even after death; reverence outlasts breath.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose feet in my life still deserve obeisance even after they no longer move?
  • Where do I withhold reverence past someone's departure when they would still receive it?
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