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Chapter 13: Dhritarastra Quits Home

Verse 57 of 59
SB 1.13.57

sa vā adya-tanād rājan parataḥ pañcame 'hani kalevaraṁ hāsyati svaṁ tac ca bhasmībhaviṣyati

Synonyms

saḥhe; in all probablity; adyato—day; tanātFrom Rajan—oh the king; rājanahead; parataḥon the fifth; pañcameday; ahanibody; kalevaramShall quit; hāsyatihis own Tat—that; svamalso; tatashes; cawill turn into.

Translation

Oh the king he shall quit his body most probably on the fifth day from to—day and that also will turn into ashes.

Purport

Narda Muni's foretelling prohibited Yudhisthir Maharaj to go there at the place where his uncle was staying because even after quiting the body by his own mystic power Dhritarastra wont be in need of any funeral ceremony because the indicaton told by Narada Muni was that his body by itself would burn into ashes without any extraneous effort by any one of his relative. Perfection of Yoga system is attained by such mystic power : the yogi is able to quit his body by his own choice of time and can attain any planet he desires by turning the present body into ashes by self made fire.

Verse 57 of 59
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