CHAPTER NINETEEN

Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami

TEXT 1
aa sara

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qe IaH | Te

ffaracagd aga: |
wat ow araarecad

fra weft eta 2

suta uvaca
maht-patis tv atha tat-karma garhyam
vicintayann atma-krtam sudurmanah

aho maya nicam anarya-vat krtam
niragasi brahmani gudha-tejasi

sutah uvaca—Suta Gosvami said; mahi-patih—the King; tu—but; atha—
thus (while coming back home); tat—that; karma—act; garhyam—abomi-
nable; vicintayan—thus thinking; atma-krtam—done by himself; sudur-
manah—very much depressed; aho—alas; maya—by me; nicam—heinous;
anarya— uncivilized; vat—like; krtam— done; niragasi—unto one who is fault-
less; brahmani—unto a brahmana; gudha— grave; tejasi— unto the powerful.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sita Gosvami said: While returning home, the King [Maharaja
Panksit] felt that the act he had committed against the faultless and
powerful brahmana was heinous and uncivilized. Consequently he was
distressed.

PURPORT

The pious King regretted his accidental improper treatment of the
powerful brahmana who was faultless. Such repentance is natural for a

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