SB 1.15.37

Synonyms

vibhāvya — having observed [vilokya²¹³]; tat-parisarpaṇam — the escalation [prasaraṇam]; cakram — [of] the wheel; adharma — [of] irreligion; lobha — [symptomized by] greed [the very nature of the conditioned psyche and the source of all other defects (sarva-doṣāṇām āśrayaḥ antaḥ-karaṇa-dharmaḥ)²¹⁴]; anṛta — dishonesty [the defect of speech (vāg-doṣaḥ)]; jihma — duplicity [(kuṭilatā), the defect of the intellect (buddhi-doṣaḥ)]; hiṁsana — violence [the defect of the body (śarīrasya doṣaḥ)]; ādi — and other such deficiencies [disease and so on (rogādayo’pi)]; pure ca — [proliferated throughout] the capital; rāṣṭre ca — the kingdom; gṛhe — the home; tathā — and; ātmani — the bodies [of the populace (janānāṁ deheṣu)²¹⁵]; budhaḥ — the wise [of discerning awareness (viveka-jñānī)²¹⁶]; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ — King Yudhiṣṭhira; paryadhāt — decided [(niścitavān);²¹⁷ or prepared himself appropriately (tad-ucitaṁ paridhānam akarot); being properly attired (parihita udyukto babhūvety arthaḥ)²¹⁸]; gamanāya — to depart [from home (gṛhān nirgamanāya)]; [here, it is to be understood that the escalation of Kali was but an enticement for Yudhiṣṭhira’s departure, whereas in reality, his yearning to attain proximity to Bhagavān was alone the root cause (tasya tyāge kali-parisarpaṇam uddīpana-mātram, vastutas tu bhagavat-pārśva-kāmitvam eva kāraṇaṁ jñeyam)²¹⁹].

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