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SB 10.82.19

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 19

suhṛdo jñātayaḥ putrā
bhrātaraḥ pitarāv api
nānusmaranti sva-janaṁ
yasya daivam adakṣiṇam


SYNONYMS

suhṛdaḥ — friends; jñātayaḥ — and relatives; putrāḥ — sons; bhrātaraḥ — brothers; pitarau — parents; api — even; na anusmaranti — do not remember; sva-janam — a dear one; yasya — whose; daivam — Providence; adakṣiṇam — unfavorable.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda


TRANSLATION

Friends and family members—even children, brothers and parents—forget a dear one whom Providence no longer favors.


PURPORT

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī and Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura both comment that Kuntī does not blame her relatives for her suffering. Thus she calls them "most saintly persons" and alludes here to her own bad fortune as the cause of her unhappiness.



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