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Chapter 28: Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Verse 45 of 64
SB 4.28.45

अजानती प्रियतमं यदोपरतमंगना सुस्थिरासनमासाद्य यथापूर्वमुपाचरत्

ajānatī priyatamaṁ yadoparatam aṅganā susthirāsanam āsādya yathā-pūrvam upācarat

Synonyms

ajānatīwithout any knowledge; priya-tamamher dearmost husband; yadāwhen; uparatampassed away; aṅganāthe woman; su-sthirafixed up; āsanamon the seat; āsādyagoing up to; yathāas; pūrvambefore; upācaratwent on serving him..

Translation

The daughter of King Vidarbha continued as usual to serve her husband, who was seated in a steady posture, until she could ascertain that he had passed away from the body.

Purport

It appears that the Queen did not even talk to her husband while serving. She would simply perform her prescribed duties without talk. Thus she did not stop rendering service until she could ascertain that her husband had passed from the body.

Verse 45 of 64
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