SB 11.7.70

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

SB 11.7.69 - SB 11.7.71

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 70

so 'haṁ śūnye gṛhe dīno

mṛta-dāro mṛta-prajaḥ

jijīviṣe kim arthaṁ vā

vidhuro duḥkha-jīvitaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ aham—myself; śūnye—empty; gṛhe—in the house; dīnaḥ—wretched; mṛta-dāraḥ—my wife dead; mṛta-prajaḥ—my children dead; jijīviṣe—I should want to live; kim artham—for what purpose; vā—indeed; vidhuraḥ—suffering separation; duḥkha—miserable; jīvitaḥ—my life.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Now I am a wretched person living in an empty home. My wife is dead; my children are dead. Why should I possibly want to live? My heart is so pained by separation from my family that life itself has become simply suffering.

SB 11.7.69 - SB 11.7.71