Text 6] Maharaja Rahigana Meets Jada Bharata 339
rahiganah—Rahigana; updsita-vrddhah—having served and heard
from many elderly sages; api—in spite of; nisargena—by his personal
nature, which was that of a ksatriya; balat—by force; krtah—done;
isat—slightly; utthita—awakened; manyuh—whose anger; avispasta—
not being distinctly visible; brahma-tejasam—his (Jada Bharata’s)
spiritual effulgence; jdta-vedasam—a fire covered by ashes in Vedic
ritualistic ceremonies; 1tva—like; rajasdé dvrta—covered by the mode of
passion; matih—whose mind; aha—said.
TRANSLATION

King Rahigana could understand the speeches given by the car-
riers, who were afraid of being punished. He could also under-
stand that simply due to the fault of one person, the palanquin was
not being carried properly. Knowing this perfectly well and hear-
ing their appeal, he became a little angry, although he was very ad-
vanced in political science and was very experienced. His anger
arose due to his inborn nature as a king. Actually King Rahagana’s
mind was covered by the mode of passion, and he therefore spoke
as follows to Jada Bharata, whose Brahman effulgence was not
clearly visible, being covered like a fire covered by ashes.

PURPORT

The distinction between rajo-guna and sattva-guna is explained in this
verse. Although the King was very upright and advanced in political
science and governmental management, he was nonetheless in the mode
of passion, and therefore, due toa slight agitation, he became angry. Jada
Bharata, despite all kinds of injustice endured because of his deaf and
dumb display, remained silent by the strength of his spiritual advance-
ment. Nonetheless his brahma-tejah, his Brahman effulgence, was indis-
tinctly visible in his person.

TEXT 6

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afrtar a deaael Tea AEA AA AA At TAIT TI
