yatra mitrā-suto muniḥ
yatra mitrā-suto muniḥ
O best of the Kurus,Parīkṣit! The great devotee Vidura, after spending a few days on the bank of the Yamunā River, departed from there and went to the Gaṅgā, where Maitreya dwelled.
Spending (siddhe) several days near the Yamunā, he went to the Gaṅgā.
Thus ends the commentary on Fourth Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Five
Maitreya Describes Creation
|| 3.5.1 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
dvāri dyu-nadyā ṛṣabhaḥ kurūṇāṁ
maitreyam āsīnam agādha-bodham
kṣattopasṛtyācyuta-bhāva-siddhaḥ
papraccha sauśīlya-guṇābhitṛptaḥ
Śukadeva said: Vidura, best of the Kurus, completely absorbed in Kṛṣṇa and satisfied with the gentle qualities of Maitreya, who had deep knowledge, approached Maitreya as he sat on the bank of the Gaṅgā at Haridvāra and asked him questions.
In the Fifth Chapter Vidura asks about the creation of the universe of happiness and suffering. Maitreya describes the primary creation with elements and praises the Lord. Having described the nature of the shelter of creation, the aṅgī, the supreme Lord, in four chapters, the creation or sarga, which is composed of his aṅgas, is now described in detail.
Maitreya was sitting on the bank of the Gaṅgā (dyu-nadyāḥ) at Haridvāra (dvāri). He was not engaged in material activities. There is another version with sauśīlya-guṇabhitṛptam. In this case the phrase means Maitreya was satisfied with Vidura’s gentle behavior.
|| 3.5.2 ||
vidura uvāca
sukhāya karmāṇi karoti loko
na taiḥ sukhaṁ vānyad upāramaṁ vā
vindeta bhūyas tata eva duḥkhaṁ
yad atra yuktaṁ bhagavān vaden naḥ
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