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King Citraketu's Lamentation
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TRANSLATION
King Citraketu said: O great lord Aṅgirā, because of austerity, knowledge and transcendental samādhi, you are freed from all the reactions of sinful life. Therefore, as a perfect yogī, you can understand everything external and internal regarding embodied, conditioned souls like us.
TEXT 24
तथापि पृच्छतो ब्रूयां ब्रह्मनात्मनि चिन्तितम् । भवतो विदुषश्चापि चोदितस्त्वदनुब्रूया ॥२४॥
tathāpi pṛcchato brūyām brahmann ātmani cintitam bhavato viduṣaś cāpi coditas tvad-anujñayā
tathāpi—still; pṛcchataḥ—asking; brūyām—let me speak; brahman—O great brāhmaṇa; ātmani—in the mind; cintitam—anxiety; bhavataḥ—to you; viduṣaḥ—who know everything; ca—and; api—although; coditaḥ—being inspired; tvat—your; anujñayā—by the order.
TRANSLATION
O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your order, let me disclose the cause.
TEXT 25
लोकपालैरपि प्रार्थ्याः साम्राज्यैश्वर्यसम्पदः । न नन्दयन्त्यप्रजं मां भुत्तृट्काममिवापरे ॥२५॥
loka-pālair api prārthyāḥ sāmrājyaiśvarya-sampadaḥ na nandayanty aprajam mām kṣut-trṭ-kāmam ivāpare