Text 25] Rahigana Converses with Jada Bharata 459
mind of Jada Bharata due to his being insulted by King Rahigana,
who made him carry his palanquin, but Jada Bharata neglected
this, and his heart again became calm and quiet like an ocean.
Although King Rahigana had insulted him, he was a great
paramaharisa. Being a Vaisnava, he was naturally very
kindhearted, and he therefore told the King about the constitu-
tional position of the soul. He then forgot the insult because King
Rahigana pitifully begged pardon at his lotus feet. After this, he
began to wander all over the earth, just as before.
PURPORT

In Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.25.21), Kapiladeva describes the symptoms
of great personalities: titiksavah kdrunikah suhrdah sarva-dehinam. A
saintly devotee is certainly very tolerant. He is the friend of all living en-
tities, and he does not create enemies within the world. A pure devotee
has all the qualities of a sadhu. Jada Bharata is an example of this. Due to
the material body, his senses were certainly agitated when he was in-
sulted by King Rahigana, but later, due to the King’s humble submis-
sion, Jada Bharata excused him. It is the duty of everyone desiring to
return to Godhead to become submissive like King Rahiigana and beg
pardon of Vaisnavas one may have offended. Vaisnavas are generally
very kindhearted; therefore if one immediately submits himself at the
lotus feet of a Vaisnava, one is immediately cleared of offensive reac-
tions. If one does not do so, the reactions will remain. and the results will
not be very palatable.

TEXT 25

ara amemmmns meraaenfrat a
serena feast | ot fe aT anTarita Praaa: UR4II

sauvira-patir api sujana-samavagata-paramatma-satattva dtmany
avidyadhyaropitarn ca dehatma-matim visasarja. evar hi nrpa
bhagavad-ésritasritanubhavah.

sauvira-patih—the King of the state of Sauvira: api—certainly: su-
jana—from an elevated person: sarmavagata—having completely under-
