Pandavas leave the world
(37) When Yudhishthhira grasped what was going on in his capital, state and home, as also in the self, observing how everything became worse in a vicious circle of avarice, falsehood, dishonesty, irreligion, violence and so on, he understood that it was time to leave and dressed himself accordingly.
(38) His grandson [Parikshit], who was properly trained and in every respect was as qualified as he was, was by the emperor for the occasion enthroned in the capital of Hastinapura as the master of all land bordered by the seas. (39) At Mathura, he made Vajra [the son of Aniruddha] king of Shurasena, after which he had a prajapatya sacrifice performed in order to find the fire for attaining his goal in himself.
(40) Renouncing his belt, ornaments and all of that, he became uninterested, being detached in having broken with the endless bondage. (41) He withdrew his speech into his mind, his mind and his other senses into his breath, his breath he withdrew in death, and in full resignation then united that with the body composed of the five elements.
(42) Having offered those five elements to the three qualities of nature, he united them in one combination, and that he offered in the thoughtful self. Next he fixed that sum total in the soul, and that soul in the inexhaustible Absolute Self, Brahman.
(43) Accepting torn clothes and refusing solid food, he stopped with talking. He untied his hair, and not listening to anyone anymore as if he had become deaf, he thus began to look like a dumb madman and an irresponsible urchin [kleuter].
(44) He headed for the north, just like all others following the path of his mindful forefathers, constantly in his heart thinking about the Supreme One in the Beyond, without turning back from wherever he went.
(45) Like their friend, seeing that the age of Kali and its irreligion had overtaken the citizens on earth, all his brothers took the decision to follow him and left home.
(47-48) That is the destination of those who, purified by meditation, in their devotion found liberation in fixing their mind on the transcendental feet of the One Narayana. With their material contaminations washed away, they attained, in the same bodies they were born with, the abode so difficult to attain for materialists who are absorbed in material concerns.
(49) Vidura also returned to his abode [Yama's realm]. With his consciousness absorbed in Krishna, he - accompanied by his forefathers - quitted his physical self at Prabhasa. (50) And so did Draupadi, who realized that her husbands did not care about her anymore. She focussed her mind on Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and reached Him thus.
(51) Anyone who with devotion hears about this departure for the ultimate goal of the sons of Pandu who are so dear to the Supreme Lord, will find nothing but good fortune and purity, will gain in perfection and attain the devotional service of the Lord.
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