Text 48]
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
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yat —he whose;  gārhasthyam —family life, householder life;  tu —but;  saṁvikṣya —observing;  sapta-dvīpa-vatī-patiḥ —Māndhātā, who was the King of the entire world, consisting of seven islands;  vismitaḥ —was struck with wonder;  stambham —pride due to a prestigious position;  ajahāt —he gave up;  sārva-bhauma —the emperor of the entire world;  śriyā-anvitam —blessed with all kinds of opulence.
TRANSLATION
Māndhātā, the King of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, was struck with wonder when he saw the household opulence of Saubhari Muni. Thus he gave up his false prestige in his position as emperor of the world.
PURPORT
Everyone is proud of his own position, but here was an astounding experience, in which the emperor of the entire world felt himself defeated in all details of material happiness by the opulence of Saubhari Muni.
TEXT 48
एवं गृहेष्वभिरतो विषयान् विविधैः सुखैः ।
सेवमानो न चातुष्यदाज्यस्तोकैरिवानलः ॥४८॥
evaṁ gṛheṣv abhirato viṣayān vividhaiḥ sukhaiḥ sevamāno na cātuṣyad ājya-stokair ivānalaḥ
evam —in this way;  gṛheṣu —in household affairs;  abhirataḥ —being always engaged;  viṣayān —material paraphernalia;  vividhaiḥ —with varieties of;  sukhaiḥ —happiness;  sevamānaḥ —enjoying;  na —not;  ca —also;  atuṣyat —satisfied him;  ājya-stokaiḥ —by drops of fat;  iva —like;  analaḥ —a fire.