🪷 ŚB 11.13.8

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

श्रीउद्धव उवाच विदन्ति मर्त्या: प्रायेण विषयान् पदमापदाम् । तथापि भुञ्जते कृष्ण तत्कथं श्वखराजवत् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-uddhava uvāca vidanti martyāḥ prāyeṇa viṣayān padam āpadām tathāpi bhuñjate kṛṣṇa tat kathaṁ śva-kharāja-vat
Synonyms
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca — Śrī Uddhava said; vidanti — they know; martyāḥ — human beings; prāyeṇa — generally; viṣayān — sense gratification; padam — a situation; āpadām — of many miserable conditions; tathā api — even so; bhuñjate — they enjoy; kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; tat — such sense gratification; katham — how is it possible; śva — dogs; khara — asses; aja — and goats; vat — just like.

Translation

Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Kṛṣṇa, generally human beings know that material life brings great future unhappiness, and still they try to enjoy material life. My dear Lord, how can one in knowledge act just like a dog, an ass or a goat?

गीता प्रेस, गोरखपुर · पृथक पाठ-साक्षी

Sanskrit and Hindi Witness

इस पाठ-साक्षी का श्लोक-पता वर्तमान ŚB मार्ग से ठीक मिलता है। गीता प्रेस और वर्तमान अंग्रेज़ी पाठ को मिलाया नहीं गया है; दोनों अपने-अपने स्रोत-रूप में साथ पढ़े जा सकते हैं।

ŚB 11.13.8 · गीता प्रेस पाठ

विदन्ति मर्त्या: प्रायेण विषयान् पदमापदाम्। तथापि भुंजते कृष्ण तत् कथं श्‍वखराजवत्॥ ८

हिन्दी भावार्थ

उद्धवजीने पूछा— भगवन्! प्राय: सभी मनुष्य इस बातको जानते हैं कि विषय विपत्तियोंके घर हैं; फिर भी वे कुत्ते, गधे और बकरेके समान दु:ख सहन करके भी उन्हींको ही भोगते रहते हैं। इसका क्या कारण है?॥ ८॥

स्रोत-खंड सीमा · यह हिन्दी अंश गीता प्रेस डिजिटल पाठ में इस दृश्य श्लोक-इकाई के बाद आता है; इसे स्वतः एक-से-एक टीका या संस्करण-समानता नहीं माना गया है।

Source witness details
द्वितीय-खण्ड · index_split_039.html · source order 41
Sanskrit SHA-256: 384b4057864fcf6f69d29b4f588b126b7aa1ef90eaed4e0a5509bb5ee9b27582
Hindi SHA-256: 837f44d559fbda10cbb50d63b10a424d7525e1c4786c039cd09f9b086a210e06
Address crosswalk: exact · final textual equivalence: not claimed

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 11.13.8requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 11.13parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 11parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

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