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Appearance of Śrī Nārada
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there was nothing undesirable in his opulence and administration. Then why should he give up all these favorable circumstances and sit down on the bank of the Ganges, fasting till death? This is astonishing, and therefore all were eager to know the cause.
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नमन्ति यत्पादनिकेतमात्मनः 
  शिवाय हानीय धनानि शत्रवः । 
  कथं स वीरः श्रियमङ्ग दुस्त्यजां 
  युवैषतोत्स्रष्टुमहो सहासुभिः ॥११॥
namanti yat-pāda-niketam ātmanaḥ 
  śivāya hānīya dhanāni śatravaḥ 
  katham sa vīraḥ śriyam aṅga dustyajām 
  yuvaiṣatotsraṣṭum aho sahāsubhiḥ
namanti—bow down; yat-pāda—whose feet; niketam—under; ātmanaḥ—own; śivāya—welfare; hānīya—used to bring about; dhanāni—wealth; śatravaḥ—enemies; katham—for what reason; saḥ—he; vīraḥ—the chivalrous; śriyam—opulences; aṅga—O; dustyajām—insuperable; yuvā—just in full youth; aiṣata—desired; utsraṣṭum—to give up; aho—exclamation; saha—with; asubhiḥ—life.
TRANSLATION
He was such a great emperor that all his enemies would come and bow down at his feet and surrender all their wealth for their own benefit. He was full of youth and strength, and he possessed insuperable kingly opulences. Why did he want to give up everything, including his life?
PURPORT
There was nothing undesirable in his life. He was quite a young man and could enjoy life with power and opulence. So there was no question of retiring from active life. There was no difficulty in collecting the state taxes because he was so powerful and chivalrous that even his enemies would come to him and bow down at his feet and surrender all wealth for