Text 43] The Forest of Enjoyment 63

TEXT 43

Ul FRARET NIA GEA TTT: |
wat gaa | AeagaAateTeA! [ell

yo dustyajan dara-sutan
suhrd rajyam hrdi-sprsah

Jahau yuvaiva malavad
uttamasloka-lalasah

yah—the same Jada Bharata who was formerly Maharaja Bharata, the
son of Maharaja Rsabhadeva; dustyajan—very difficult to give up; dara-
sutan—the wife and children or the most opulent family life; swhrt—
friends and well-wishers; réjyam—a kingdom that extended all over the
world; Ardi-sprsah—that which is situated within the core of one’s
heart; jahau—he gave up; yuvd eva—even as a young man; mala-vat—
like stool; uttama-sloka-lalasah—who was so fond of serving the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Uttamasloka.

TRANSLATION

While in the prime of life, the great Maharaja Bharata gave up
everything because he was fond of serving the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Uttamasloka. He gave up his beautiful wife,
nice children, great friends and an enormous empire. Although
these things were very difficult to give up, Maharaja Bharata was so
exalted that he gave them up just as one gives up stool after
evacuating. Such was the greatness of His Majesty.

PURPORT

The name of God is Krsna, because He is so attractive that the pure
devotee can give up everything within this material world on His behalf.
Maharaja Bharata was an ideal king, instructor and emperor of the
world. He possessed all the opulences of the material world. but Krsna is
so attractive that He attracted Maharaja Bharata from all his material
possessions. Yet somehow or other. the King became affectionate to a lit-
tle deer and, falling from his position, had to accept the body of a deer in
