Text 16] Rahagana Converses with Jada Bharata 447

dah—a sannyasi; gata-vairah—who has no enmity throughout the
whole world; abhiyati—attains that perfection.

TRANSLATION

There were and are many political and social heroes who have
conquered enemies of equal power, yet due to their ignorance in
believing that the land is theirs, they fight one another and lay
down their lives in battle. They are not able to take up the spiritual
path accepted by those in the renounced order. Although they are
big heroes and political leaders, they cannot take to the path of
spiritual realization.

PURPORT

Big political leaders might be able to conquer equally powerful politi-
cal enemies, but unfortunately they cannot subdue their strong senses.
the enemies that always accompany them. Not being able to conquer
these nearby enemies, they simply try to conquer other enemies. and
ultimately they die in the struggle for existence. They do not take to the
path of spiritual realization or become sannyasis. Sometimes these big
leaders take up the guise of a sannyasi and call themselves mahatmas,
but their only business is conquering their political enemies. Because
they spoil their lives with the illusion of “this is my land and my
family,” they cannot progress spiritually and attain liberation from the
clutches of maya.

TEXT 16

waa ale sansera-
RATT Iaaese: |
afanaitghanaary

aed fad aaneTa: 12

prasajjati kvapi lata-bhujasrayas
tad-asrayavyakta-pada-dvija-sprhah

kvacit kadacid dhari-cakratas trasan
sakhyam vidhatte baka-kanka-grdhraih
