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
TaN Far Teoria |
mafrater a atte SE TT FRI
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 ARENA aT at fences |
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.
