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Udichim pravibesasam gatapurvam mahatamabhih
Hridi Brahman param dhyanna avarteta yato gatah.
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Udichim—the northern side, Pravibesasam—those who wanted to enter there, Gatapurvam—the path accepted by his forefathers, Mahatmabhi—by the broad minded, Hridi—within the heart, Brahman—the Supreme, Param—Godhead, Dhyayan—constantly thinking of, Barteta—passed days, Yato—wherever, Gatah—went.
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He then started towards the northern side, the path which was accepted by his forefathers and great men just to devote himself completely in the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And he lived in that way wherever he went.
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It is understood from this verse that Maharaj Yudhisthir followed the foot prints of his forefathers and the great devotees of the Lord. We have discussed many times before, the system of Varnashram Dharma, as it was strictly followed by the inhabitants of the world, specifically by those who inhabited the Aryavarta province of the world, emphasises on the very important point of leaving all household connection at a certain stage of life. The training and education was so imparted and as such a respectable person like Maharaj Yudhisthir must would have left all family connection for self realisation and going back to home going back to Godhead. No king or respectable gentleman would continue family affected life till the end because that was considered suicidal and against the interest of perfection of human life. In order to be free from all family encumbrances and devote oneself cent per cent in the devotional service of Lord Krishna this system is ever recommended for everyone because that is the path of authority. The Lord instructs in the Bhagwat Geeta (B.G. 18/62) that one must become a devotee of the Lord at least at the last stage of one's life and one sincere soul like that of Maharaj Yudhisthir must abide this instruction of the Lord for his own interest.
#$p#The specific words Brahman Param means Lord Sri Krishna. This is corroborated in the Bhagwat Geeta (B.G. 10/12) by Arjuna with reference to the context of other great authorities like Asita, Devala, Narada, Vyasa etc. As such Maharaj Yudhisthir while leaving home for the northern side, he constantly remembered Lord Sri Krishna within himself following the foot prints of his forefather as well as great devotees of all times.
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#dl##dd#udīcīṁ praviveśāśāṁ#/dd#
#dd#gata-pūrvāṁ mahātmabhiḥ#/dd#
#dd#hṛdi brahma paraṁ dhyāyan#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=udīcīm&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#udīcīm#/i# — the northern side; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=praviveśa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#praviveśa-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āśām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#āśām#/i# — those who wanted to enter there; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gata&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#gata-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pūrvām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pūrvām#/i# — the path accepted by his forefathers; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mahā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mahā-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmabhiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ātmabhiḥ#/i# — by the broad-minded; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hṛdi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hṛdi#/i# — within the heart; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=brahma&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#brahma#/i# — the Supreme; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=param&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#param#/i# — Godhead; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhyāyan&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dhyāyan#/i# — constantly thinking of; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#na #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āvarteta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#āvarteta#/i# — passed his days; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yataḥ#/i# — wherever; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#gataḥ#/i# — went.
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He then started towards the north, treading the path accepted by his forefathers and great men, to devote himself completely to the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And he lived in that way wherever he went.
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It is understood from this verse that Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira followed in the footsteps of his forefathers and the great devotees of the Lord. We have discussed many times before that the system of #i#varṇāśrama-dharma#/i#, as it was strictly followed by the inhabitants of the world, specifically by those who inhabited the Āryāvarta province of the world, emphasizes the importance of leaving all household connections at a certain stage of life. The training and education was so imparted, and thus a respectable person like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira had to leave all family connection for self-realization and going back to Godhead. No king or respectable gentleman would continue family life till the end, because that was considered suicidal and against the interest of the perfection of human life. In order to be free from all family encumbrances and devote oneself cent percent in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, this system is always recommended for everyone because it is the path of authority. The Lord instructs in the #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# (BG 18.62) that one must become a devotee of the Lord at least at the last stage of one's life. A sincere soul of the Lord like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira must abide by this instruction of the Lord for his own interest.
#$p#The specific words #i#brahma param#/i# indicate Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This is corroborated in the #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# (BG 10.13) by Arjuna with reference to great authorities like Asita, Devala, Nārada and Vyāsa. Thus Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, while leaving home for the north, constantly remembered Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa within himself, following in the footsteps of his forefathers as well as the great devotees of all times.
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