Text 25] Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa Meets Jaḍa Bharata
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Vaiṣṇava, the whole structure collapses. Unconsciously, King Rahūgaṇa offended Jaḍa Bharata, but due to his good sense, he asked to be excused. This is the process which one can be relieved from a  vaiṣṇava-aparādha . Kṛṣṇa is always very simple and by nature merciful. When one commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava, one must immediately apologize to such a personality so that his spiritual advancement may not be hampered.
TEXT 25
न विक्रिया विश्वसुहृत्सरवस्य 
    साम्येन वीताभिमतेस्त्वापि । 
    महद्विमानात् स्वकृताद्वि मादृङ् 
    नङ्गचत्यदूरादपि शूलपाणिः ॥२५॥
na vikriyā viśva-suhṛt-sakhasya 
    sāmyena vītābhimates tavāpi 
    mahad-vimānāt sva-kṛtād dhi mādṛi 
    naṅkṣyaty adūrād api śūlapāṇiḥ
na—not; vikriyā—material transformation; viśva-suhṛt—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is a friend to everyone; sakhasya—of you, the friend; sāmyena—because of your mental equilibrium; vīta-abhimateḥ—who has completely forsaken the bodily concept of life; tava—your; api—indeed; mahat-vimānāt—of insulting a great devotee; sva-kṛtāt—from my own activity; hi—certainly; mādṛk—a person like me; naṅkṣyati—will be destroyed; adūrāt—very soon; api—certainly; śūla-pāṇiḥ—even though as powerful as Lord Śiva (Śūlapāṇi).
TRANSLATION
O my dear lord, you are the friend of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the friend of all living entities. You are therefore equal to everyone, and you are free from the bodily conception. Although I have committed an offense by insulting you, I know that there is no loss or gain for you due to my insult. You are