CHAPTER NINETEEN
Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami
TEXT 1
aa sara
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wfeay aed Ta
ffaracagd aga: |
wa WM Ararat
frrifa aa aedaia tl 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
Sti Sata 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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