354 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 10

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sa capi pandaveya sindhu-sauvira-patis tattva-jijnasadyam samyak-
sraddhaydadhikrtadhikaras tad dhrdaya-granthi-mocanam dvija-vaca
asrutya bahu-yoga-grantha-sammatarh tvarayavaruhya sirasé pada-
miilam upasrtah ksamapayan vigata-nrpa-deva-smaya uvaca.

sah—he (Maharaja Rahiigana); ca—also; api—indeed; pdndaveya—
O best of the Pandu dynasty (Maharaja Pariksit); sindhu-sauvira-
patih—the King of the states known as Sindhu and Sauvira; tattva-
Jyfidsdyam—in the matter of inquiring about the Absolute Truth;
samyak-sraddhaya—by faith consisting of complete control of the senses
and the mind; adhikrta-adhikarah—who attained the proper qualifica-
tion; tat—that; hrdaya-granthi—the knot of false conceptions within
the heart; mocanam—which eradicates; dvija-vacah—the words of the
brahmana (Jada Bharata); Gérutya—hearing; bahu-yoga-grantha-sam-
matam—approved by all yogic processes and their scriptures; tuaraya—
very hastily; avaruhya—getting down (from the palanquin); sirasa—by
his head; pdéda-miilam—at the lotus feet; upasrtah—falling down flat to
offer obeisances; ksamdpayan—obtaining pardon for his offense;
vigata-nrpa-deva-smayah—giving up the false pride of being the King
and therefore being worshipable; uvaca—said.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O best of the Pandu dynasty
(Maharaja Pariksit], the King of the Sindhu and Sauvira states
[Maharaja Rahigana] had great faith in discussions of the Absolute
Truth. Being thus qualified, he heard from Jada Bharata that
philosophical presentation which is approved by all scriptures on
the mystic yoga process and which slackens the knot in the heart.
His material conception of himself as a king was thus destroyed.
He immediately descended from his palanquin and fell flat on the
