kṛṣṇasyaikāntikaḥ suhṛt
kṛṣṇasyaikāntikaḥ suhṛt
yas tatyājāgrajaṁ kṛṣṇe
sāpatyam aghavān iti
dvaipāyanād anavaro
mahitve tasya dehajaḥ
sarvātmanā śritaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ
tat-parāṁś cāpy anuvrataḥ
kim anvapṛcchan maitreyaṁ
virajās tīrtha-sevayā
upagamya kuśāvarta
āsīnaṁ tattva-vittamam
Vidura, was the greatest friend and devotee of Kṛṣṇa, who gave up his elder brother along with his son who would not listen to Kṛṣṇa’s advice since he was an offender, and who was born of Vyāsa and consequently not less than him, Taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa with body, mind and words, he would approach the Lord’s devotees. After purifying himself by visiting many holy places, what did he inquire from Maitreya, living in Haridvāra, who knew about Kṛṣṇa?
Please tell us the questions and answers that took place in the conversation between Vidura and Maitreya? Vidura rejected his elder brother along with his sons headed by Duryodhana. Anavaraḥ means “not less.” Virajāḥ means “purified of passion.” This was caused by visiting holy places. The holy places also became pure by association with him. Kuśāvarta is Haridvāra.
|| 3.20.5||
tayoḥ saṁvadatoḥ sūta
pravṛttā hy amalāḥ kathāḥ
āpo gāṅgā ivāgha-ghnīr
hareḥ pādāmbujāśrayāḥ
The two must have spoken only pure topics of the Lord, which destroy sin like the water of the Gaṅgā which takes shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.
The topics are pure because both were devotees. The topics were thus devoid of any subject other than Kṛṣṇa and his devotees. The water of the Gaṅgā (gaṅgyaḥ) destroys sin.
|| 3.20.6||
tā naḥ kīrtaya bhadraṁ te
kīrtanyodāra-karmaṇaḥ
rasajñaḥ ko nu tṛpyeta
hari-līlāmṛtaṁ piban
O Sūta! All auspiciousness to you! Please sing to us the topics of the Lord’s activities which are worthy of being chanted. What relisher of rasa could be fully satisfied on drinking the nectar of the Lord’s pastimes?
Out of great eagerness to hear, the sages give blessings to Sūta. Please chant the topics in which there are great pastimes of the Lord, or please chant the topics of the Lord who has great pastimes worthy of being praised.
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