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saṁvīkṣya kṣullakān martyān | :saṁvīkṣya kṣullakān martyān | ||
paśūn vīrud-vanaspatīn | :paśūn vīrud-vanaspatīn | ||
matvā kali-yugaṁ prāptaṁ | :matvā kali-yugaṁ prāptaṁ | ||
jagāma diśam uttarām | :jagāma diśam uttarām | ||
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''saṁvīkṣya''—noticing; ''kṣullakān''—tiny; ''martyān''—the human beings; ''paśūn''—animals; ''vīrut''—plants; ''vanaspatīn''—and trees; ''matvā''—considering; ''kali-yugam''—the age of Kali; ''prāptam''—having arrived; ''jagāma''—he went; ''diśam''—to the direction; ''uttarām''—northern. | |||
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Seeing that the size of all the human beings, animals, trees and plants was severely reduced, and thus realizing that the age of Kali was at hand, Mucukunda left for the north. | Seeing that the size of all the human beings, animals, trees and plants was severely reduced, and thus realizing that the age of Kali was at hand, Mucukunda left for the north. | ||
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There are several significant words in this verse. A standard Sanskrit dictionary gives the following English meanings for the word kṣullaka: "little, small, low, vile, poor, indigent, wicked, malicious, abandoned, hard, pained, distressed." These are the symptoms of the age of Kali, and all these qualities are said here to apply to men, animals, plants and trees in this age. We who are enamored of ourselves and our environment can perhaps imagine the superior beauty and living conditions available to people in former ages. | There are several significant words in this verse. A standard Sanskrit dictionary gives the following English meanings for the word ''kṣullaka:'' "little, small, low, vile, poor, indigent, wicked, malicious, abandoned, hard, pained, distressed." These are the symptoms of the age of Kali, and all these qualities are said here to apply to men, animals, plants and trees in this age. We who are enamored of ourselves and our environment can perhaps imagine the superior beauty and living conditions available to people in former ages. | ||
The last line of this text, jagāma diśam | The last line of this text, ''jagāma diśam uttarām''—"He went toward the north"—can be understood as follows. By traveling north in India, one comes to the world's highest mountains, the Himalayan range. There one can still find many beautiful peaks and valleys, where there are quiet hermitages suitable for austerity and meditation. Thus in Vedic culture "going to the north" indicates renouncing the comforts of ordinary society and going to the Himālayan Mountains to practice serious austerities for spiritual advancement. | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 24 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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- saṁvīkṣya kṣullakān martyān
- paśūn vīrud-vanaspatīn
- matvā kali-yugaṁ prāptaṁ
- jagāma diśam uttarām
SYNONYMS
saṁvīkṣya—noticing; kṣullakān—tiny; martyān—the human beings; paśūn—animals; vīrut—plants; vanaspatīn—and trees; matvā—considering; kali-yugam—the age of Kali; prāptam—having arrived; jagāma—he went; diśam—to the direction; uttarām—northern.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Seeing that the size of all the human beings, animals, trees and plants was severely reduced, and thus realizing that the age of Kali was at hand, Mucukunda left for the north.
PURPORT
There are several significant words in this verse. A standard Sanskrit dictionary gives the following English meanings for the word kṣullaka: "little, small, low, vile, poor, indigent, wicked, malicious, abandoned, hard, pained, distressed." These are the symptoms of the age of Kali, and all these qualities are said here to apply to men, animals, plants and trees in this age. We who are enamored of ourselves and our environment can perhaps imagine the superior beauty and living conditions available to people in former ages.
The last line of this text, jagāma diśam uttarām—"He went toward the north"—can be understood as follows. By traveling north in India, one comes to the world's highest mountains, the Himalayan range. There one can still find many beautiful peaks and valleys, where there are quiet hermitages suitable for austerity and meditation. Thus in Vedic culture "going to the north" indicates renouncing the comforts of ordinary society and going to the Himālayan Mountains to practice serious austerities for spiritual advancement.