Shloka 6

Vidura’s Return; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure; Nārada’s Instruction on Kāla and Detachment

Devanagari script

मुमुचु: प्रेमबाष्पौघं विरहौत्कण्ठ्यकातरा: । राजा तमर्हयाञ्चक्रे कृतासनपरिग्रहम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

mumucuḥ prema-bāṣpaughaṁ virahautkaṇṭhya-kātarāḥ rājā tam arhayāṁ cakre kṛtāsana-parigraham

Translation

Distressed by the longing born of long separation, they all released a flood of tears of love. Then King Yudhiṣṭhira arranged proper seating and offered him a respectful reception.

Synonyms

• mumucuḥ: released/let flow
• mumucuḥ: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• prema-bāṣpa-ogham: a flood of loving tears
• prema-bāṣpa-ogham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prema + bāṣpa + ogha (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव): 'a flood of tears of love'; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• viraha-utkaṇṭhya-kātarāḥ: distressed by separation-longing
• viraha-utkaṇṭhya-kātarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viraha + utkaṇṭhya + kātara (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: 'distressed due to longing from separation'; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifying implied subject (they)

• rājā: the king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• arhayām: with due honor
• arhayām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arhayā (प्रातिपदिक; honorific offering)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; used adverbially 'with honor/with respectful offering'

• cakre: did/made
• cakre: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; ātmanepada

• kṛta-āsana-parigraham: for whom a seat was arranged
• kṛta-āsana-parigraham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (kta of √kṛ) + āsana + parigraha (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'one for whom taking of a seat has been done/arranged'; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying 'tam'

Characters & Entities

• King Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about tears of love in devotion?

This verse describes devotees shedding floods of tears arising from prema (pure love) when stirred by separation and intense longing—an expression of deep bhakti rather than ordinary emotion.

Why did King Yudhishthira honor the visitor with a proper seat in Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 13?

The verse highlights righteous etiquette (dharma): a king should respectfully receive and honor a revered person, offering an appropriate seat and formal welcome.

How can the teaching of viraha (separation) be applied in modern spiritual life?

Channel feelings of distance from the Divine into sincere remembrance—regular hearing, chanting, and prayer—so longing becomes steady practice and deeper devotion.