विदुर उवाच सुदुर्लभं यत्परमं पदं हरे- र्मायाविनस्तच्चरणार्चनार्जितम् । लब्ध्वाप्यसिद्धार्थमिवैकजन्मना कथं स्वमात्मानममन्यतार्थवित् ॥ २८ ॥
vidura uvaca sudurlabham yat paramam padam harer mayavinas tac-caranarcanarjitam labdhvapy asiddhartham ivaika-janmana katham svam atmanam amanyatartha-vit
- vidurah uvaca
- Vidura continued to inquire
- sudurlabham
- very rare
- yat
- that which
- paramam
- is the supreme
- padam
- situation
- hareh
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- maya-vinah
- very affectionate
- tat
- His
- carana
- lotus feet
- arcana
- by worshiping
- arjitam
- achieved
- labdhva
- having attained
- api
- although
- asiddha-artham
- not fulfilled
- iva
- as if
- eka-janmana
- in the duration of one life
- katham
- why
- svam
- own
- atmanam
- heart
- amanyata
- he felt
- artha-vit
- being very wise
Sri Vidura inquired: My dear brahmana, the abode of the Lord is very difficult to attain. It can be attained only by pure devotional service, which alone pleases the most affectionate, merciful Lord. Dhruva Maharaja achieved this position even in one life, and he was very wise and conscientious. Why, then, was he not very pleased?