Text 8] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 211
SYNONYMS
virakta—unattached; sannydsi—person in the renounced order; 4mara—My;
raja-darasana—meeting a king; stri-darasana—meeting a woman; sama—like;
visera—of poison; bhaksana—drinking.
TRANSLATION
“Since | am in the renounced order, it is as dangerous for Me to meet a king
as to meet a woman. They are both just like drinking poison.”
TEXT 8
fafeory sIaeacatyIy
ata as feficatsaattas |
martas Frafyaraa cateore
Zl 2B FB fAISHICIVATATY We I
niskificanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya
param param jigamisor bhava-sdgarasya
sandarsanam visayinam atha yositam ca
ha hanta hanta visa-bhaksanato ‘py asddhu
SYNONYMS
niskificanasya—of a person who has completely detached himself from ma-
terial enjoyment; bhagavat—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhajana—in
serving; unmukhasya—who is eager to be engaged; param—to the other side;
param—distant; jigamisoh—who is desiring to go; bhava-sagarasya—of the
ocean of material existence; sandarsanam—the seeing (for some material pur-
pose); visayinam—of persons engaged in material activities; atha—as well as;
yositim—of women; ca—also; ha—alas; hanta hanta—expression of great lam-
entation; visa-bhaksanatah—than the act of drinking poison; api—even;
asadhu—more abominable.
TRANSLATION
Greatly lamenting, the Lord then informed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya,
“ ‘Alas, for a person who is seriously desiring to cross the material ocean and
engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord without material mo-
tives, seeing a materialist engaged in sense gratification and seeing a woman
who is similarly interested is more abominable than drinking poison
willingly.’ ”’
