SB 1.15.37 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 37
Yudhisthiras tat parisarpanam budhah Pure cha rastre cha grihe tatha atmani. Vibhavya lobha anrita jimbhra himsanadi Adharma chakram gamanaya paryadhat
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Yudhisthiras—Maharaj Yudhisthir, Tat—that, Pansarpanam—expansion, Budhah—thoroughly experienced, Pure—in the capital, Cha—as also, Rastre—in the State, Cha—and, Grihe—at home, Tatha—as also, Atmani—in person, Vibhavya—in creating, Lobha—avarice, Anrita—untruth, Jimbha—diplomacy, Hinsanadi—violence enviousness, Adharmam—irreligiosity, Chakram—a vicious circle, Gamanaya—for departure, Payadhat—dressed himself accordingly.
TRANSLATION
Maharaj Yudhisthir was intelligent enough to understand about the influence of the age of Kali gradually expanding avarice, falsehood, cheating and violence all over the capital, state, home and individual person and wisely he prepared himself for starting from home and he dressed himself likewise.
PURPORT
The present age is influenced by the specific qualities of the Kali and since the days of the battle of Kurukshetra about five thousands of years past the influence of the age of Kali began manifesting and from authentic scriptures it is learnt that the age of Kali is still to run on for 427000, four lacs and twenty seven thousands of years. The symptoms of the Kaliyuga as mentioned above namely avarice, falsehood, diplomacy, cheating, nepotism, violence and all such things, are already in vogue and nobody can think of what is going to happen gradually with further increase of the influence of Kali till the day of annihilation. We have already come to know that the influence of the age of Kali is meant for godless so called civilised man, otherwise those who are under the protection of the Lord has nothing to fear of the horrible age. Maharaj Yudhisthir was a great devotee of the Lord and there was no necessity of his being afraid of the age of Kali but he preferred to retire from active household life and prepare himself to go back to home back to Godhead. The Pandavas are eternal companions of the Lord and therefore they are more interested in the company of the Lord than anything else. Besides that, being an ideal king he wanted to retire just to set exanples for others that as soon as there is some young chap to look after the household affairs, one should at once retire from family life for uplifting oneself to spiritual realisation and nobody should rot in the dark well of household life till one is dragged by the will of the Yamaraj. Modern politicians should take lessons from Maharaj Yudhisthir about voluntary retirement from active life making room for the younger generation. So also retired old gentlemen also may take lesson from him and leave home for spiritual realisation before one is forcefully dragged away to meet death.