Text 25] The Story of King Vena 603

duty of the ksatriyas to engage the brahmanas in different types of religious
activities, and the king is supposed to be the maintainer of the brahmanas.
If the brahmanas do not worship the king and go to the demigods, they
are as polluted as unchaste women.

TEXT 24

Rare ya Teoria |
mafratea a age StH TT TRI

avajananty ami miidha
nrpa-ripinam igsvaram

ndnuvindanti te bhadram
tha loke paratra ca

avajananti—disrespect ; amt—those (who); miidhah—being ignorant; nrpa-
ripinam—in the form of the king; isvaram—the Personality of Godhead;
na—not; anuvindanti—experience; te—they; bhadram—happiness; tha—in
this; loke—world; paratra—after death; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

Those who, out of gross ignorance, do not worship the king, who is
actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, experience happiness neither
in this world nor in the world after death.

TEXT 25

Bl ASN AM aA aT aha |
RAAT TM AT HAAIATT NI

ko yajiia-puruso nama
yatra vo bhaktir idrsi

bhartr-sneha-vidiranam
yathd jare kuyositam

kah—who (is); yajita-purusah—the enjoyer of all sacrifices; nama—by
name; yatra—unto whom; vah—your; bhaktih—devotional service; tdrsi—so
great; bhartr—for the husband; sneha—affection; vidirandm—bereft of;
yatha—like; jare—unto the paramour; ku-yositam—of unchaste women.
