Text 4] Maharaja Rahigana Meets Jada Bharata 337

atha—thus; te—they (the carriers of the palanquin); isvara-vacah—
the words of the master, King Rahigana; sa-upalambham—with
reproach; updkarnya—hearing; upd@ya—the means; turiyat—from the
fourth one; sankita-manasah—whose minds were afraid; tam—him
(the King); vijnapayam babhiivuh—informed.

TRANSLATION

When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of
Maharaja Rahigana, they became very afraid of his punishment
and began to speak to him as follows.

PURPORT

According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his
subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes derides them and
sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates.
The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry
and that he would chastise them.

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ATH ANAT TAT wafrAaTa: «= aeaT aaa: | TATA
frgntstt a gd aalt ara ae digg & at TAM ale Il YU
na vayam nara-deva pramatta bhavan-niyamdnupathah sadhv eva
vahamah. ayam adhunaiva niyukto ’pi na drutam vrajati nanena saha
vodhum u ha vayam parayama iti.

na—not; vayam—we; nara-deva—O lord among human beings (the
king is supposed to be the representative of deva, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead); pramattah—neglectful in our duties; bhavat-
niyama-anupathah—who are always obedient to your order; sadhu—
properly; eva—certainly; vahamah—we are carrying; ayam—this
man; adhuna—just recently; eva—indeed; niyuktah—being engaged to
work with us; api—although; na—not; drutam—very quickly: vra-
jati—works; na—not; anena—him; saha—with; vodhum—to carry: u
ha—oh; vayam—we; pdrayamah—are able; iti—thus.
