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''maitreyaḥ uvāca'' | ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=maitreyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 maitreyaḥ] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=uvāca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 uvāca]'' — Maitreya said; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sādhu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sādhu]'' — devotee; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vīra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vīra]'' — O warrior; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tvayā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tvayā]'' — by you; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pṛṣṭam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pṛṣṭam]'' — inquired; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avatāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avatāra]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kathām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kathām]'' — topics on the incarnation of the Lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hareḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hareḥ]'' — of the Personality of Godhead; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yat]'' — that which; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tvam]'' — your good self; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pṛcchasi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pṛcchasi]'' — asking me; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=martyānām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 martyānām]'' — of those who are destined for death; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mṛtyu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mṛtyu]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pāśa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pāśa]'' — the chain of birth and death; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viśātanīm&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viśātanīm]'' — source of liberation. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 17 February 2024
TEXT 5
- maitreya uvāca
- sādhu vīra tvayā pṛṣṭam
- avatāra-kathāṁ hareḥ
- yat tvaṁ pṛcchasi martyānāṁ
- mṛtyu-pāśa-viśātanīm
SYNONYMS
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; sādhu — devotee; vīra — O warrior; tvayā — by you; pṛṣṭam — inquired; avatāra-kathām — topics on the incarnation of the Lord; hareḥ — of the Personality of Godhead; yat — that which; tvam — your good self; pṛcchasi — asking me; martyānām — of those who are destined for death; mṛtyu-pāśa — the chain of birth and death; viśātanīm — source of liberation.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: O warrior, the inquiry made by you is just befitting a devotee because it concerns the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead. He is the source of liberation from the chain of birth and death for all those who are otherwise destined to die.
PURPORT
The great sage Maitreya addressed Vidura as a warrior not only because Vidura belonged to the Kuru family but because he was anxious to hear about the chivalrous activities of the Lord in His incarnations of Varāha and Nṛsiṁha. Because the inquiries concerned the Lord, they were perfectly befitting a devotee. A devotee has no taste for hearing anything mundane. There are many topics of mundane warfare, but a devotee is not inclined to hear them. The topics of the warfare in which the Lord engages do not concern the war of death but the war against the chain of māyā which obliges one to accept repeated birth and death. In other words, one who takes delight in hearing the war topics of the Lord is relieved from the chains of birth and death. Foolish people are suspicious of Kṛṣṇa's taking part in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, not knowing that His taking part insured liberation for all who were present on the battlefield. It is said by Bhīṣmadeva that all who were present on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra attained their original spiritual existences after death. Therefore, hearing the war topics of the Lord is as good as any other devotional service.