Bhagavatam 0046: Yudhisthira laments the disappearance of uncle Dhritarashtra; Maharishi Narada’s arrival
Yudhisthira along with his younger brothers got up and warmly welcomed Maharishi Narada and Tumbura who arrived there.
Yudhisthira along with his younger brothers got up and warmly welcomed Maharishi Narada and Tumbura who arrived there.
Addressing Yudhisthira who was deeply aggrieved and agitated upon not finding his paternal uncles and aunt in the palace, Narada said,
Maharishi Nārada continued, “That Supreme Lord, who is the cause for the creation of all beings, has presently incarnated on this earth in the form of time (Kāla rupa) for the purpose of destruction of demons.
Yudhisthira continued, “O Bheema, dust has completely enveloped all the four directions so much so that it appears as if many galaxies are forming around the Sun and the Moon.
For this reason his elder brother Yudhisthira questioned him in various ways with the hope that some question would trigger him to talk.
Arjuna who was choked due to intense grief, was neither able to answer the questions properly nor was he able to express his grief accurately.
Arjuna was recollecting the times when Krishna had loved him as a dear friend, the times when He had showered fatherly love upon him, the times when He had advised him on important matters and the times when He had played and jocularly teased him.
Yudhisthira, who was devoid of ahamkara (sense of I-ness) and who had developed total disinterest towards this world, let go of all his royal garments and ornaments.
Maharishi Śounaka says to Maharishi Suta, “Please answer my question only if bears some connection to the Supreme Lord.