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Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa Meets Jaḍa Bharata
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atha —thus;  te —they (the carriers of the palanquin);  īśvara-vacaḥ —the words of the master, King Rahūgaṇa;  sa-upālambham —with reproach;  upākarṇya —hearing;  upāya —the means;  turīyāt —from the fourth one;  śaṅkita-manasaḥ —whose minds were afraid;  tam —him (the King);  vijñāpayām babhūvuḥ —informed.
TRANSLATION
When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, they became very afraid of his punishment and began to speak to him as follows.
PURPORT
According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes derides them and sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates. The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry and that he would chastise them.
TEXT 4
न वयं नरदेव प्रमत्ता भवन्नियमानुपथाः साध्वेव वहामः । अयमधुनेव नियुक्तोऽपि न द्रुतं व्रजति नानेन सह वोद्धुम् ह वयं पारयाम इति ॥ ४ ॥
na vayam nara-deva pramattā bhavan-niyamānupathāḥ sādhv eva vahāmaḥ. ayam adhunaiva niyukto 'pi na drutam vrajati nānena saha voḍhum u ha vayam pārayāma iti.
na —not;  vayam —we;  nara-deva —O lord among human beings (the king is supposed to be the representative of  deva , the Supreme Personality of Godhead);  pramattāḥ —neglectful in our duties;  bhavat-niyama-anupathāḥ —who are always obedient to your order;  sādhu —properly;  eva —certainly;  vahāmaḥ —we are carrying;  ayam —this man;  adhunā —just recently;  eva —indeed;  niyuktaḥ —being engaged to work with us;  api —although;  na —not;  drutam —very quickly;  vrajati —works;  na —not;  anena —him;  saha —with;  voḍhum —to carry:  u ha —oh;  vayam —we;  pārayāmaḥ —are able;  iti —thus.