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Chapter 13: Dhritarastra Quits Home

Verse 20 of 59
SB 1.13.20

yena caivābhipanno 'yaṁ prāṇaiḥ priyatamair api janaḥ sadyo viyujyeta kimutānyair dhanadibhiḥ

Synonyms

yenapulled by such time; caand. Eva—certainly; evaovertaken; abhipannaḥthis; ayamwith life; prāṇaiḥwhich is most dear to every one. Api—even though; priyatamaiḥperson; apiforthwith Viyujyeta—do give up; janaḥand what to speak of any other thing; sadyaḥsuch as wealth, honour, children, land, house etc.

Translation

Any one who may be under the influence of Supreme Kala (eternal time) must have to surrender one's most dear life and what to speak of other non-important things such as wealth etc.

Purport

A great Indian scientist busy in the plan-making business was suddenly called by the invincible eternal time while the scientist was going to attend a very important meeting of the planning commission and he had to surrender his life even on the car and what to speak of his wife children house land wealth etc left behind him. During political upsurge in India and its division into Pakistan and Hindusthan so many rich and influential persons of India had to surrender life, property and honour by the influence of time and there are hundreds and thausands of examples like that all over the world, all over the universe which are all effects of the influence of time. Therefore, the conclusion is that there is no powerful living being within the universe who can over come the influence of time. Many poets have written lamentable verses on the influence of time, many devastations have taken over the universes by the influence of time and no body could check them up by any means. Even in our daily life so many things come and go on which we have no hand but we have to suffer or tolerate them without any remedial measure. That is the form of time.

Verse 20 of 59
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