Canto 3, Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Verse 5 (SB 3.4.5)
SB 3.4.5 • मूल श्लोक

तथापि तदभिप्रेतं जानन्नहमरिन्दम । पृष्ठतोऽन्वगमं भर्तु: पादविश्लेषणाक्षम: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

tathāpi tad-abhipretaṁ jānann aham arindama pṛṣṭhato ’nvagamaṁ bhartuḥ pāda-viśleṣaṇākṣamaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tathā api — yet, in spite of; tat-abhipretam — His desire; jānan — knowing; aham — I; arim-dama — O subduer of the enemy (Vidura); pṛṣṭhataḥ — behind; anvagamam — followed; bhartuḥ — of the master; pāda-viśleṣaṇa — separation from His lotus feet; akṣamaḥ — not being able.

Translation

“Yet in spite of my knowing His desire [to destroy the dynasty], O Arindama [Vidura], I followed Him because it was impossible for me to bear separation from the lotus feet of the master.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda