SB 1.13.21 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 21
- Pitri bhratri suhrit putra hataste vigatam vayah
- Atma cha jadaya grastah parageham upasase.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Pitri—father, Bhratri—brother, Suhrit—well wisher, Putra—sons, Hatas—all dead and passed away, Te—yours, Vigatam—expended, Vayah—age, Atama—the body, Cha—also, Jadaya—by invalidity, Grastah—overcome, Parageha—other's home, Upasase—you do live.
TRANSLATION
Your father, brother, well wishers and sons all are dead and passed away. You have expended the major portion of your age, your body is now over taken by invalidity and at last you are living in the home of others.
PURPORT
The King is reminded about his precarious conditions influenced by the cruel time and by his past experience he should have been more intelligent to see what was going to happen to his own life. His father Vichitravirya died long ago when he and his younger brothers were all little minor children and it was due to the care and kindness of Bhismadeva that they were properly brought up. Then again his brother Pandu also died. Then in the battlefield of Kurukshetra his one hundred sons and grand sons at least of the same number all died along with all other well wishers like Bhismadeva, Dronacharya, Karna and many other kings and friends. So he had lost all men and money and now he was living at the mercy of his nephew whom he had put into troubles of various types. And inspite of all these reverses he thought that he would prolong his chequered life more and more. Vidura wanted to point out to Dhritarastra that everyone has to protect himself by his action and the Grace of the Lord. One has to execute his duty faithfully depending for the result on the Supreme Authority. No friend, no children, no father, no brother, no state and nobody else can protect a person who is not protected by the Supreme Lord. One should, therefore, seek the protection of the Supreme Lord and the human form of life is meant for seeking that protection. He was pointed out about his precarious conditions more and more by the following words.