Text 146] The Lord’s Return to Jagannatha Puri 181

SYNONYMS

sah—He; susruvan—the brother of Lord Ramacandra; mdatari—unto the
mother; bhargavena—by Parasurama; pituh—of the father; niyogat—by the
order; prahrtam—killing; dvisat-vat—like an enemy; pratyagrhit—accepted; agra-
ja-sasanam—the order of the elder brother; tat—that; ajfia—order; gurdnam—of
superior persons, such as the spiritual master or father; hi—because;
avicaraniya—to be obeyed without consideration.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Being ordered by his father, Parasurama killed his mother, Renuka, just as
if she were an enemy. Laksmana, the younger brother of Lord Ramacandra,
immediately engaged Himself in the service of His elder brother and accepted
His orders. The order of the spiritual master must be obeyed without con-
sideration.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Puranas (Raghu-vamsa 14.46). Lord Ramacandra’s
statement to Sita given below is from the Ramayana (Ayodhyd-kanda 22.9).

TEXT 146

fafastas ecatatey aa) Sth Weta? |
CHCA CRAL SAS AT Coa facwgw: | sy

nirvicdrarh guror ajhid
maya karya mahatmanah
sreyo hy evar bhavatyas ca
mama Caiva visesatah

SYNONYMS

nirvicaram—to be obeyed without consideration; guroh—of the spiritual
master; ajfid—the order; maya—by Me; kdrya—must be done; mahd-dtmanah—
of the great soul; sreyah—good fortune; hi—indeed; evam—thus; bhavatyah—
for you; ca—and; mama—for Me; ca—also; eva—certainly; visesatah—
specifically.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The order of a great personality like a father must be executed without
consideration because there is good fortune in such an order for both of us. In
particular, there is good fortune for Me.’ ”’
