Srimad Bhagavatam

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अपि नः सुहृदस्तात बान्धवाः कृष्णदेवताः । दृष्टाः श्रुता वा यदवः स्वपुर्यां सुखमासते ।। १-१३-११ ।।

sanskrit

My uncle, you must have visited Dvārakā. In that holy place are our friends and well-wishers, the descendants of Yadu, who are always rapt in the service of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. You might have seen them or heard about them. Are they all living happily in their abodes? ।। 1-13-11 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

api naH suhRdastAta bAndhavAH kRSNadevatAH | dRSTAH zrutA vA yadavaH svapuryAM sukhamAsate || 1-13-11 ||

hk transliteration

इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन सर्वं तत्समवर्णयत् । यथानुभूतं क्रमशो विना यदुकुलक्षयम् ।। १-१३-१२ ।।

sanskrit

Thus being questioned by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahātmā Vidura gradually described everything he had personally experienced, except news of the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. ।। 1-13-12 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

ityukto dharmarAjena sarvaM tatsamavarNayat | yathAnubhUtaM kramazo vinA yadukulakSayam || 1-13-12 ||

hk transliteration

नन्वप्रियं दुर्विषहं नृणां स्वयमुपस्थितम् । नावेदयत्सकरुणो दुःखितान् द्रष्टुमक्षमः ।। १-१३-१३ ।।

sanskrit

Compassionate Mahātmā Vidura could not stand to see the Pāṇḍavas distressed at any time. Therefore he did not disclose this unpalatable and unbearable incident because calamities come of their own accord. ।। 1-13-13 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

nanvapriyaM durviSahaM nRNAM svayamupasthitam | nAvedayatsakaruNo duHkhitAn draSTumakSamaH || 1-13-13 ||

hk transliteration

कञ्चित्कालमथावात्सीत्सत्कृतो देववत्सुखम् । भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य श्रेयस्कृत्सर्वेषां प्रीतिमावहन् ।। १-१३-१४ ।।

sanskrit

Thus Mahātmā Vidura, being treated just like a godly person by his kinsmen, remained there for a certain period just to rectify the mentality of his eldest brother and in this way bring happiness to all the others. ।। 1-13-14 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

kaJcitkAlamathAvAtsItsatkRto devavatsukham | bhrAturjyeSThasya zreyaskRtsarveSAM prItimAvahan || 1-13-14 ||

hk transliteration

अबिभ्रदर्यमा दण्डं यथावदघकारिषु । यावद्दधार शूद्रत्वं शापाद्वर्षशतं यमः ।। १-१३-१५ ।।

sanskrit

As long as Vidura played the part of a śūdra, being cursed by Maṇḍūka Muni, Aryamā officiated at the post of Yamarāja to punish those who committed sinful acts. ।। 1-13-15 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

abibhradaryamA daNDaM yathAvadaghakAriSu | yAvaddadhAra zUdratvaM zApAdvarSazataM yamaH || 1-13-15 ||

hk transliteration