338 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 10

TRANSLATION

O lord, please note that we are not at all negligent in discharging
our duties. We have been faithfully carrying this palanquin ac-
cording to your desire, but this man who has been recently
engaged to work with us cannot walk very swiftly. Therefore we
are not able to carry the palanquin with him.

PURPORT

The other palanquin carriers were Siidras, whereas Jada Bharata was
not only a high-caste brahmana but also a great devotee. Siidras do not
sympathize with other living beings, but a Vaisnava cannot act like a
Siidra. Whenever a Stidra and a bradhmana Vaisnava are combined, there
will certainly be imbalance in the execution of duties. The siidras were
walking with the palanquin without at all caring for the ants on the
ground, but Jada Bharata could not act like a Sidra, and therefore
difficulty arose.

TEXT 5

atafiet att ou | oqaqeente act atatieni
ahaa fia fea eert wat mM sufi
Tasta fratin aarga «= tagfwamgrlcreaadad
aaacafas Tassza AAT I I

sdmsargiko dosa eva niinam ekasyGpi sarvesam sarnsargikanam
bhavitum arhatiti niscitya nisamya krpana-vaco raja rahigana updsita-
vrddho ‘pi nisargena balat kria isad-utthita-manyur avispasta-brahma-
tejasam jata-vedasam iva rajasdvrta-matir aha.

sdmsargikah—resulting from intimate association; dosah—a fault;
eva—indeed; niinam—certainly; ekasya—of one; api—although; sar-
vesam—of all other; sdrnsargikandm—persons associated with him;
bhavitum—to become; arhati—is able; iti—thus; niscitya —ascertain-
ing; nisamya—by hearing; krpana-vacah—the words of the poor ser-
vants, who were very afraid of being punished; raja—the King;
