310 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 9

man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru. This is the
only process by which one can be saved from the danger of repeated
birth and death.

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TANT FAT ATATET FIT: TRATATE AMMAR IATA EY
aarad Aawa sialae Aga: ataaMAl wAfraATAA-
firraraft anfirracares fe ard fia: gata te i

tasyapi ha va dtmajasya viprah putra-snehanubaddha-mana
dsamavartanat samskardn yathopadesam vidadhana upanitasya ca
punah saucacamanadin karma-niyaman anabhipretan api
samasiksayad anusistena hi bhavyam pituh putreneti.

tasya—of him: api ha vd—certainly; dtma-jasya—of his son;
viprah—the brahmana father of Jada Bharata (mad, crazy Bharata);
putra-sneha-anubaddha-manaéh—who was obliged by affection for his
son; d-sama-dvartanét—until the end of the brahmacarya-dsrama;
sarmskardn—the purificatory processes; yathd-upadesam—as prescribed
in the Sdstras; vidadhanah—performing; upanitasya—of one who has a
sacred thread; ca—also; punah—again; sauca-Gcamana-adin—practice
of cleanliness, washing of the mouth, legs and hands, etc.; karma-niya-
man—the regulative principles of fruitive activities; anabhipretan
api—although not wanted by Jada Bharata; samasiksayat—taught;
anusistena—taught to follow the regulative principles; hi—indeed;
bhavyam—should be; pituh—from the father; putrena—the son; iti—
thus.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana father’s mind was always filled with affection
for his son, Jada Bharata [Bharata Maharaja]. Therefore he was al-
ways attached to Jada Bharata. Because Jada Bharata was unfit to
enter the grhastha-asrama, he simply executed the purificatory
process up to the end of the brahmacarya-asrama. Although Jada
Bharata was unwilling to accept his father’s instructions, the
brahmana nonetheless instructed him in how to keep clean and

how to wash, thinking that the son should be taught by the father.
