TEXT 37
sanjaya uvaca
naham veda vyavasitam
pitror vah kula-nandana
gandharya va maha-baho
musito 'smi mahatmabhih
SYNONYMS
sanjayah uvaca—Sanjaya said; na—not; aham—I; veda—know; vyavasitam—determination; pitroh—of your uncles; vah—your; kula-nandana—O descendant of the Kuru dynasty; gandharyah—of Gandhari; va—or; maha-baho—O great King; musitah—cheated; asmi—I have been; maha-atmabhih—by those great souls.
TRANSLATION
Sanjaya said: My dear descendant of the Kuru dynasty, I have no information of the determination of your two uncles and Gandhari. O King, I have been cheated by those great souls.
PURPORT
That great souls cheat others may be astonishing to know, but it is a fact that great souls cheat others for a great cause. It is said that Lord Krsna also advised Yudhisthira to tell a lie before Dronacarya, and it was also for a great cause. The Lord wanted it, and therefore it was a great cause. Satisfaction of the Lord is the criterion of one who is bona fide, and the highest perfection of life is to satisfy the Lord by one's occupational duty. That is the verdict of Gita and Bhagavatam.
(Bg. 18.46)
(Bhag. 1.2.13)
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