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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.28

उशीनरेष्वभूद्राजा सुयज्ञ इति विश्रुत: । सपत्नैर्निहतो युद्धे ज्ञातयस्तमुपासत ॥ २८ ॥
uśīnareṣv abhūd rājā
[usheenareshv abhood raajaa]
suyajña iti viśrutaḥ
[suyajna iti vishrutah]
sapatnair nihato yuddhe
[sapatnair nihato yuddhe]
jñātayas tam upāsata
[jnaatayas tam upaasata]
Word-for-word
uśīnareṣu — in the state known as Uśīnara abhūt — there was rājā — a king suyajñaḥ — Suyajña iti — thus viśrutaḥ — celebrated sapatnaiḥ — by enemies nihataḥ — killed yuddhe — in war jñātayaḥ — the kinsmen tam — him upāsata — sat around.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
uśīnareṣv abhūd rājā
uśīnareṣu
in the state known as Uśīnara
abhūt
there was
rājā
a king
suyajña iti viśrutaḥ
suyajñaḥ
Suyajña
iti
thus
viśrutaḥ
celebrated
sapatnair nihato yuddhe
sapatnaiḥ
by enemies
nihataḥ
killed
yuddhe
in war
jñātayas tam upāsata
jñātayaḥ
the kinsmen
tam
him
upāsata
sat around.
In the state known as Uśīnara there was a celebrated king named Suyajña. When the King was killed in battle by his enemies, his kinsmen sat down around the dead body and began to lament the death of their friend.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In Uśīnara there was a famous king named Suyajña. He was killed during war by enemies. The relatives sat around his dead body.
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Personal Guidance
King Suyajña, killed in battle, lies surrounded by lamenting kinsmen. Even kings die in war, and even the powerful are mourned. No status protects from the inevitable; only knowledge of the soul does.
Reflection Questions
  • What status are you accumulating as if it will protect you from this scene?
  • How would you live differently if you could feel that even kings end like this?
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