Text 20] The Character of Bharata Maharaja 287

nimlocati—sets; ha—alas; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, represented as the sun: sakala-jagat—of all the universe:
ksema-udayah—who increases the auspiciousness: trayi-atma—who
consists of the three Vedas; adya api—until now; mama—my; na—not;
mrga-vadhii-nydsah—this baby deer entrusted to me by its mother;
agacchati—has come back.

TRANSLATION

Alas, when the sun rises, all auspicious things begin. Unfor-
tunately, they have not begun for me. The sun-god is the Vedas
personified, but I am bereft of all Vedic principles. That sun-god is
now setting, yet the poor animal who trusted in me since its
mother died has not returned.

PURPORT

In the Brahma-samhita (5.52), the sun is described as the eye of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

yac-caksur esa savité sakala-grahanam
raja samasta-sura-mirtir asesa-tejah
yasyajnaya bhramati sambhrta-kdla-cakro
govindam ddi-purusam tam aham bhajami

As the sun arises, one should chant the Vedic mantra beginning with the
Gayatri. The sun is the symbolic representation of the eves of the
Supreme Lord. Maharaja Bharata lamented that although the sun was
going to set, due to the poor animal's absence. he could not find anything
auspicious. Bharata Maharaja considered himself most unfortunate. for
due to the animal's absence. there was nothing auspicious for him in the
presence of the sun.

TEXT 20

aRfacarapaans = ot Ge rafrafe«—eftoreTgTTT
ffustrattataanera hae taednd Sama I12 01!
