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Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 27 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.27

হরৌ রতিং বহন্নেষ নরেন্দ্রাণাং শিখামণিঃ ভিক্ষামটন্নরিপুরে শ্বপাকমপি বন্দতে

हरौ रतिं वहन्नेष नरेन्द्राणां शिखामणिः भिक्षामटन्नरिपुरे श्वपाकमपि वन्दते

harau ratiṁ vahann eṣa narendrāṇāṁ śikhāmaṇiḥ bhikṣām aṭann ari-pure śva-pākam api vandate

Synonyms

harau—toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ratim—affection; vahan—carrying; eṣaḥ—this one; nara-indrāṇām—of all the kings; śikhā-maṇiḥ—brilliant crown jewel; bhikṣām—begging alms; aṭan—wandering for; ari-pure—even in the city of enemies; śva-pākam—the fifth-grade caṇḍālas; api—even; vandate—worships..

Translation

" 'Bharata Mahārāja always carried affection for Kṛṣṇa within his heart. Although Bharata Mahārāja was the crown jewel of kings, he was still wandering about and begging alms in the city of his enemies. He was even offering respects to caṇḍālas, low-class men who eat dogs.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Padma Purāṇa.

Verse 27 of 111