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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 15]
ittham tvām putra-śokena magnam tamasi dustare atad-arham anusmṛtya mahāpuruṣa-gocaram
anugrahāya bhavataḥ prāptāv āvām iha prabho brahmaṇyo bhagavad-bhakto nāvāsāditum arhasi
ittham—in this way; tvām—you; putra-śokena—because of grief at the death of your son; magnam—merged; tamasi—in darkness; dustare—insurmountable; a-tat-arham—unsuitable for a person like you; anusmṛtya—remembering; mahā-puruṣa—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; gocaram—who are advanced in understanding; anugrahāya—just to show favor; bhavataḥ—toward you; prāptau—arrived; āvām—we two; iha—in this place; prabho—O King; brahmaṇyaḥ—one who is situated in the Supreme Absolute Truth; bhagavat-bhaktaḥ—an advanced devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; na—not; avāsāditum—to lament; arhasi—you deserve.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, you are an advanced devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To be absorbed in lamentation for the loss of something material is unsuitable for a person like you. Therefore we have both come to relieve you from this false lamentation, which is due to your being merged in the darkness of ignorance. For those who are advanced in spiritual knowledge to be affected by material loss and gain is not at all desirable.
PURPORT
Several words in this verse are very important. The word  mahā-puruṣa  refers to advanced devotees and also to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.  Mahā  means “the supreme,” and  puruṣa  means “person.” One who always engages in the service of the Supreme Lord is called  mahā-pauruṣika . Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parikṣit are some-