1234 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 26

from affection; sarirambha—of anger; liigam—symptom; dtmani—in her
heart; na—did not; abhyagat— arouse.

TRANSLATION

The King, with aggrieved mind, began to speak to his wife with very
pleasing words. Although he was filled with regret and tried to pacify her,
he could not see any symptom of anger caused by love within the heart of
his beloved wife.

PURPORT

The King very much regretted having left his Queen and having gone to
the forest to execute sinful activities. When a person regrets his sinful
activities, the abandoning of Krsna consciousness and good intelligence,
his path of deliverance from the path of material clutches is opened. As
stated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam: parabhavas taévad abodha-jato ydavan na
juidsata dtma-tattvam (Bhdg. 5.5.5). When a person loses his Krsna con-
sciousness and loses interest in self-realization, he must engage in sinful
activities. All one’s activities in a life devoid of Krsna consciousness simply
lead to defeat and misuse of one’s life. Naturally one who comes to Krsna
consciousness regrets his previous sinful activities in the human form. Only
by this process can one be delivered from the clutches of nescience or
ignorance in materialistic life.

TEXT 20

gahreasy « aradiisaraataa: |
TET TAMA TeRST ATA MRM!

anuninye *tha sanakair
viro ’nunaya-kovidah
pasparsa pdda-yugalam
aha cotsanga-lalitam

anuninye—began to flatter; atha—thus; sanakath—gradually; virah—the
hero; anunaya-kovidah—one who is very expert in flattery; pasparsa—
touched; pdda-yugalam—both the feet; dha—he said; ca—also; utsanga—on
his lap; lalitam—thus being embraced.

TRANSLATION

Because the King was very expert in flattery, he began to pacify his
Queen very slowly. First he touched her two feet, then embraced her
nicely, seating her on his lap, and began to speak as follows.
