Text 11] Appearance of Sri Narada 201
there was nothing undesirable in his opulence and administration. Then
why should he give up all these favorable circumstances and sit down on
the bank of the Ganges, fasting till death? This is astonishing, and therefore
all were eager to know the cause.
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namanti yat-pdda-niketam atmanah
Sivaya haniya dhanani satravah
katham sa virah sriyam anga dustyajarm
yuvaisatotsrastum aho sahdsubhih
namanti—bow down; yat-pdda—whose feet; niketam—under; 4tmanah—
own; sivdya—welfare; hdniya—used to bring about; dhandni—wealth;
Satravah—enemies; katham—for what reason; sah—he; virah— the chivalrous;
Sriyam—opulences; anga—O; dustyajam—insuperable; yuva—just in full
youth; aisata—desired; utsrastum—to give up; aho—exclamation; saha—with;
asubhih—life.
TRANSLATION
He was such a great emperor that all his enemies would come and bow
down at his feet and surrender all their wealth for their own benefit. He
was full of youth and strength, and he possessed insuperable kingly opu-
lences. Why did he want to give up everything, including his life?
PURPORT
There was nothing undesirable in his life. He was quite a young man and
could enjoy life with power and opulence. So there was no question of
retiring from active life. There was no difficulty in collecting the state
taxes because he was so powerful and chivalrous that even his enemies
would come to him and bow down at his feet and surrender all wealth for
