Text 25] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 23

TRANSLATION

King Citraketu said: O great lord Angira, because of austerity,
knowledge and transcendental samadhi, you are freed from all the
reactions of sinful life. Therefore, as a perfect yogi, you can
understand everything external and internal regarding embodied,
conditioned souls like us.

TEXT 24
aay Toot Tat aaa Fafa |
wan fizenfe aifacacaet lize!

tathapi prechato brityam
brahmann atmani cintitam
bhavato vidusas capi
coditas tvad-anujnaya

tathapi—still; prcechatah—asking; briiyam—let me speak; brah-
man—O great brdhmana; dtmani—in the mind; cintitam—anxiety;
bhavatah—to you; vidusah—who know everything; ca—and; api—al-
though; coditah—being inspired; tvat—your; anujnayd—by the order.

TRANSLATION

O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me
why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your order, let
me disclose the cause.

TEXT 25
ROTA Meals AAT TTA |
TARA Ah SPLATT UA

loka-palair api prarthyah
sdmrajyaisvarya-sampadah

na nandayanty aprajam mam
ksut-trt-kamam ivapare
