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Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī
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sions of the saints and sages in terms of Vedic injunction. Mahārāja Parīkṣit, as a perfect king, followed the principles by consulting the authorities, even up to the last days of his life.
TEXT 13
राजोवाच
अहो वयं धन्यतमा नृपाणां
महत्तमानुग्रहणीयशीलाः ।
राज्ञां कुलं ब्राह्मणपादशौचाद्
दूराद् विसृष्टं बत गर्हकर्म ॥१३॥
rājovāca
aho vayam dhanyatamā nṛpāṇām
mahattamānugrahaṇīya-śīlāḥ
rājñām kulam brāhmaṇa-pāda-śaucād
dūrād viṣṛṣṭam bata garhya-karma
śrī rājā uvāca —the fortunate King said;  aho —ah;  vayam —we;  dhanya-tamāḥ —most thankful;  nṛpāṇām —of all the kings;  mahattama —of the great souls;  anugrahaṇīya-śīlāḥ —trained to get favors;  rājñām —of the royal;  kulam —orders;  brāhmaṇa-pāda —feet of the  brāhmaṇas ;  śaucāt —refuse after cleaning;  dūrāt —at a distance;  viṣṛṣṭam —always left out;  bata —on account of;  garhya —condemnable;  karma —activities.
TRANSLATION
The fortunate King said: We are the most grateful of all the kings who are trained to get favors from the great souls. Generally you [sages] consider royalty as refuse to be rejected and left in a distant place.
PURPORT
According to religious principle, stool, urine, wash water, etc., must be left out at a long distance. Attached bath rooms, urinals, etc., may be very convenient amenities of modern civilization, but they are ordered to be situated at a distance from residential quarters. That very example is cited herein in relation to the kingly order for those who are progressively marching back to Godhead. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that to be in intimate touch with dollars and cents men, or the kingly