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Chapter 28: Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Verse 49 of 64
SB 4.28.49

एवं विलपन्ती बाला विपिने ऽनुगता पतिम् पतिता पादयोर्भर्तू रुदत्यश्रूण्यवर्तयत्

evaṁ vilapantī bālā vipine 'nugatā patim patitā pādayor bhartū rudaty aśrūṇy avartayat

Synonyms

evamthus; vilapantīlamenting; bālāthe innocent woman; vipinein the solitary forest; anugatāstrictly adherent; patimunto her husband; patitāfallen down; pādayoḥat the feet; bhartuḥof her husband; rudatīwhile crying; aśrūṇitears; avartayatshe shed..

Translation

That most obedient wife thus fell down at the feet of her dead husband and began to cry pitifully in that solitary forest. Thus the tears rolled down from her eyes.

Purport

Just as a devoted wife becomes afflicted at the passing away of her husband, when a spiritual master passes away, the disciple becomes similarly bereaved.

Verse 49 of 64
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