248 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 8

asamafjasa Gtmanam
darsayann asamafjasam

Jati-smarah pura sangad
yogi yogad vicdlitah

dcaran garhitam loke
Jnatinam karma vipriyam

sarayvam kridato balan
prasyad udvejayan janam

asamafijasah—the son of Sagara Maharaja; a4tmaénam—personally;
darsayan—exhibiting; asamanjasam—very disturbing; jati-smarah—
able to remember his past life; purd—formerly; sarigat—from bad
association; yogi—although he was a great mystic yogi; yogat—from the
path of executing mystic yoga; vicdlitah—fell down; dcaran—behav-
ing; garhitam—very badly; loke—in the society; jridtinam—of his rela-
tives; karma—activities; vipriyam—not very favorable; sarayvam—in
the River Sarayi; kridatah—while engaged in sports; balan—all the
boys; praésyat—would throw; udvejayan—giving trouble; janam—to
people in general.

TRANSLATION

Formerly, in his previous birth, Asamajijasa had been a great
mystic yogi, but by bad association he had fallen from his exalted
position. Now, in this life, he was born in a royal family and was a
jati-smara; that is, he had the special advantage of being able to
remember his past birth. Nonetheless, he wanted to display him-
self as a miscreant, and therefore he would do things that were
abominable in the eyes of the public and unfavorable to his rela-
tives. He would disturb the boys sporting in the River Saraya by
throwing them into the depths of the water.

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