278 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 8

sympathetic to fallen, suffering humanity, he should try to elevate peo-
ple from material consciousness to spiritual consciousness. As far as the
deer was concerned, Bharata Maharaja became very sympathetic, but he
forgot that it was impossible for him to elevate a deer to spiritual con-
sciousness, because, after all, a deer is but an animal. It was very danger-
ous for Bharata Maharaja to sacrifice all his regulative principles simply
to take care of an animal. The principles enunciated in Bhagavad-gita
should be followed. Yar hi na vyathayanty ete purusam purusarsabha.
As far as the material body is concerned, we cannot do anything for any-
one. However, by the grace of Krsna, we may raise a person to spiritual
consciousness if we ourselves follow the rules and regulations. If we give
up our own spiritual activities and simply become concerned with the
bodily comforts of others, we will fall into a dangerous position.

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ninam hy aryah sadhava upasama-silah krpana-suhrda evarn-
vidharthe svarthan api gurutaran upeksante.

niinam—indeed; hi—certainly; a@ryah—those who are advanced in
civilization; sadhavah—saintly persons; upasama-silah—even though
completely in the renounced order of life: krpana-suhrdah—the friends
of the helpless: evarn-vidha-arthe—to execute such principles: sva-
arthan api—even their own personal interests: guru-taran—very im-
portant: upeksante—neglect.

TRANSLATION

Even though one is in the renounced order, one who is ad-
vanced certainly feels compassion for suffering living entities. One
should certainly neglect his own personal interests, although they
may be very important, to protect one who has surrendered.

PURPORT

Maya is very strong. In the name of philanthropy, altruism and com-
munism, people are feeling compassion for suffering humanity
