yatrākiñcana-go hariḥ
yatrākiñcana-go hariḥ
Vidura said: Great yogī! Being most merciful, you have today shown me the world beyond the ocean of saṁsāra, where the Lord attains his devotee.
Tamasaḥ means the ocean of saṁsāra. On the other side of the ocean resides the Lord attains his devotee. It goes without saying that the devotee attains the Lord.
|| 4.31.30 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
ity ānamya tam āmantrya
viduro gajasāhvayam
svānāṁ didṛkṣuḥ prayayau
jñātīnāṁ nirvṛtāśayaḥ
Śukadeva said: Offering respects to Maitreya, and taking his permission, Vidura, with joyful heart, desiring to see his relatives, departed for Hastināpura.
Svānām means his relatives.
|| 4.31.31 ||
etad yaḥ śṛṇuyād rājan
rājñāṁ hary-arpitātmanām
āyur dhanaṁ yaśaḥ svasti
gatim aiśvaryam āpnuyāt
O King! He who hears this story of the kings who gave themselves to the Lord will attain long life, wealth, fame, good fortune, and the Lord’s abode.
Thus the commentary on Thirty-first Chapter of the Fourth Canto has been completed to give pleasure to the hearts of the devotees in accordance with the views of the ācāryas.
CANTO 5
Chapter One
The Activities of King Priyavrata
|| 5.1.1 ||
rājovāca
priyavrato bhāgavata
ātmārāmaḥ kathaṁ mune
gṛhe 'ramata yan-mūlaḥ
karma-bandhaḥ parābhavaḥ
Parīkṣit said: O sage! How did the great devotee and ātmārāma Priyavrata enjoy household life, which is a cause of bondage to karma and defeats even a pure soul?
Offering respects to guru and Kṛṣṇa, the ocean of mercy, I take shelter of Śrī Śukadeva, the eye for the universe, and master of the worlds. I offer myself and everything I possess to Kṛṣṇa, the life of the gopīs, the controller, for service to his dear devotees.
Three chapters tell the stories of Priyavrata, Āgnīdhra and Nābhī. Three chapters describe Ṛṣabha, and eight chapters describe Bharata. One chapter describes the story of King Gaya. Four chapters describe Jambudvīpa, its mountains and trees. One chapter describes the other islands with their mountains and rivers. Two chapters describe the zodiac and one chapter describes Dhruvaloka. Two chapters describe the many places below the sun. One chapter describes hell. In this Canto, the geography of the universe (or sthāna ) where the devatās men and demons reside and its protection by the devatās are described.
This First Chapter described how Priyavrata, following the order of Brahmā, ruled the kingdom, and then, after giving it up, attained the Supreme Lord. Hearing that Priyavrata first renounced and then accepted material enjoyment (SB 4.31.26_27), Parīkṣit was surprised. He thus asks a question. He was a devotee and an ātmārāma like you. How could he enjoy family life, which is a cause (yan-mūlaḥ) of bondage to karma and defeats even a pure person like him?
|| 5.1.2 ||
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