Text 44] The Forest of Enjoyment 65

TEXT 44

at ZeaaT AaTATATITRTY
reat fra Axa: ATA |
AAACHAATTAAAS!T He! lvl

yo dustyajdn ksiti-suta-svajanartha-daran
prarthyam sriyam sura-varaih sadayavalokam

naicchan nrpas tad-ucitam mahatam madhudvit-
sevanurakta-manasam abhavo ’pi phalguh

yah—who; dustyajan—very difficult to give up; ksiti—the earth;
suta—children; sva-jana-artha-dardn —relatives, riches and a beautiful
wife; prarthyam—desirable; sriyam—the goddess of fortune; sura-
varaih—by the best of the demigods; sa-daya-avalokam—whose mer-
ciful glance; na—not; aicchat—desired; nrpah—the King; tat-
ucitam—this is quite befitting him; mahatam—of great personalities
(mahdtmas); madhu-dvit—of Lord Krsna. who killed the demon
Madhu; sevd-anurakta—attracted by the loving service; manasém—of
those whose minds; abhavah api—even the position of liberation;

phalguh—insignificant.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, the activities of
Bharata Maharaja are wonderful. He gave up everything difficult
for others to give up. He gave up his kingdom, his wife and his
family. His opulence was so great that even the demigods envied it,
yet he gave it up. It was quite befitting a great personality like him
to be a great devotee. He could renounce everything because he
was so attracted to the beauty, opulence, reputation, knowledge,
strength and renunciation of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Krsna. Krsna is so attractive that one can give up all
desirable things for His sake. Indeed, even liberation is considered
insignificant for those whose minds are attracted to the loving ser-
vice of the Lord.
