Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.42
तत: परिणते काले प्रतिष्ठानपति: प्रभु: ।
पुरूरवस उत्सृज्य गां पुत्राय गतो वनम् ॥ ४२ ॥
tataḥ pariṇate kāle
[tatah parinate kaale]
pratiṣṭhāna-patiḥ prabhuḥ
[pratishthaana-patih prabhuh]
purūravasa utsṛjya
[purooravasa utsrijya]
gāṁ putrāya gato vanam
[gaam putraaya gato vanam]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
pariṇate kāle
—
when the time was ripe
pratiṣṭhāna-patiḥ
—
the master of the kingdom
prabhuḥ
—
very powerful
purūravase
—
unto Purūravā
utsṛjya
—
delivering
gām
—
the world
putrāya
—
unto his son
gataḥ
—
departed
vanam
—
to the forest.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ pariṇate kāle
tataḥ
thereafter
pariṇate kāle
when the time was ripe
pratiṣṭhāna-patiḥ prabhuḥ
pratiṣṭhāna-patiḥ
the master of the kingdom
prabhuḥ
very powerful
purūravasa utsṛjya
purūravase
unto Purūravā
utsṛjya
delivering
gāṁ putrāya gato vanam
gām
the world
putrāya
unto his son
gataḥ
departed
vanam
to the forest.
Thereafter, when the time was ripe, when Sudyumna, the king of the world, was sufficiently old, he delivered the entire kingdom to his son Purūravā and entered the forest.
Purport
According to the Vedic system, one within the institution of varṇa and āśrama must leave his family life after he reaches fifty years of age ( pañcāśordhvaṁ vanaṁ vrajet ). Thus Sudyumna followed the prescribed regulations of varṇāśrama by leaving the kingdom and going to the forest to complete his spiritual life.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, First Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, when Sudyumna, the king of Pratiṣthāna, was sufficiently old, he delivered the entire earth to his son Purūravā and entered the forest.
Pratiṣthānam-patiḥ means the king of Pratiṣṭhāna city.
Thus ends the commentary on the First Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
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Personal Guidance
At fifty, Sudyumna hands the kingdom to his son and enters the forest — the Vedic system marks an end to householder life as part of normal spiritual maturation.
Reflection Questions
- What in my life is reaching the season for handover, and to whom should I be passing it?
- How am I preparing now for the inner 'forest' phase ahead, even if I am decades from it?
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