Text 18] Maharaja Rahigana Meets Jada Bharata 359
vate amafiafa arn
Tt aad aes Faq ell
tad brithy asarigo jadavan nigidha-
vijhdna-viryo vicarasy aparah
vacamsi yoga-grathitani sadho
na nah ksamante manasapi bhettum
tat—therefore; briihi—please speak; asarigah—who have no associ-
ation with the material world; jada-vat—appearing like a deaf and dumb
man; nigudha—completely hidden; vijidna-viryah—who have full
knowledge of the spiritual science and are thus very powerful;
vicarasi—you are moving; apdrah—who possess unlimited spiritual glo-
ries; vacamsi—the words uttered by you; yoga-grathitani—bearing the
complete meaning of mystic yoga; sidho—O great, saintly person; na—
not; nah—of us; ksamante—are able; manasa api—even by the mind;
bhettum—to understand by analytical study.
TRANSLATION
My dear sir, it appears that the influence of your great spiritual
knowledge is hidden. Factually you are bereft of all material asso-
ciation and fully absorbed in the thought of the Supreme. Conse-
quently you are unlimitedly advanced in spiritual knowledge.
Please tell me why you are wandering around like a dullard. O
great, saintly person, you have spoken words approved by the
yogic process, but it is not possible for us to understand what you
have said. Therefore kindly explain it.
PURPORT
Saintly people like Jada Bharata do not speak ordinary words.
Whatever they say is approved by great yogis and those advanced in
spiritual life. That is the difference between ordinary people and saintly
people. The listener must also be advanced to understand the words of
such exalted, spiritually advanced people as Jada Bharata. Bhagavad-gita
was spoken to Arjuna, not to others. Lord Krsna especially selected
