308 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 9
forest and always thought of Krsna. Then he was given the chance to
take birth in a very good brahmana family.
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AMA TAIT TA ATA TAM ATT TATE TT TAT
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tatrdpi svajana-sangac ca bhrsam udvijamano bhagavatah karma-
bandha-vidhvarsana-sravana-smarana-guna-vivarana-
carandravinda-yugalam manasa vidadhad atmanah pratighatam
asankamano bhagavad-anugrahenadnusmrta-sva-pirva-janmavalir
Gtmanam unmatta-jadandha-badhira-svariipena darsayam asa lokasya.

tatra api—in that brahmana birth also; sva-jana-sangat—from asso-
ciation with relatives and friends; ca—and; bhrsam—greatly; udvi-
Jamanah—being always afraid that he would fall down again;
bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karma-bandha—
the bondage of the reactions of fruitive activities; vidhvarnsana —which
vanquishes; Sravana—hearing; smarana—remembering; guna-
vivarana—hearing descriptions of the qualities of the Lord; carana-ara-
vinda—lotus feet; yugalam—the two; manasa—with the mind;
vidadhat—always thinking of; atmanah—of his soul; pratighatam—
obstruction on the path of devotional service; asankamanah—always
fearing; bhagavat-anugrahena—by the special mercy of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; anusmrta—remembered; sva-puirva—his own
previous; janma-dvalih—string of births; a&tmanam—himself; un-
matta—mad; jada—dull; andha—blind; badhira—and deaf; sva-
ripena—with these features; darsayam dsa—he exhibited; lokasya—to
people in general.

TRANSLATION

Due to his being especially gifted with the Lord’s mercy, Bharata
Maharaja could remember the incidents of his past life. Although
he received the body of a brahmana, he was still very much afraid
