422 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 12
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sd mam smrtir mrga-dehe ’pi vira
krsnarcana-prabhava no jahati
atho aham jana-sangdd asarigo
visankamano ‘vivrtas carami
sd—that; maém—me: smrtih—remembrance of the activities of my
previous life; mrga-dehe—in the body of a deer; api—although; vira—
O great hero; krsna-arcana-prabhava —which appeared because of the
influence of sincere service to Krsna; no jahati—did not leave; atho—
therefore; aham—I; jana-sarigat—from the association of ordinary
men; asangah—completely detached; visarikamanah—being afraid;
avivrtah—unobserved by others; caraémi—I go here and there.
TRANSLATION
My dear heroic King, due to my past sincere service to the Lord,
I could remember everything of my past life even while in the
body of a deer. Because I am aware of the falldown in my past life,
I always keep myself separate from the association of ordinary
men. Being afraid of their bad, materialistic association, I wander
alone unnoticed by others.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gitd it is said: svalpam apy asya dharmasya (Bg. 2.40).
It is certainly a great fall to go from human life to animal life, but in the
case of Bharata Maharaja or any devotee, devotional service to the Lord
never goes in vain. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (8.6): yam yam vapi
smaran bhdvam tyajaty ante kalevaram. At the time of death, by
nature’s law the mind is absorbed in a certain type of thinking. This may
lead one to animal life, yet for a devotee there is no loss. Even though
