Text 16] The Dynasty of Bharata 131

dah—who can bestow all fruitive results; phalam icchatam—of persons
who desire material benefit; dtmanam—their own identities; darsayam
cakruh—manifested; mdyah—the illusory energy; visnu—by Lord
Visnu; vinirmitah—created.

TRANSLATION

Demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, who can satisfy all
materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire,
then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it
was they who had presented themselves as the brahmana, Sidra,
candala and so on.

TEXT 16
Ta Va aHeHe faR Faas: |
TIT AMAT THM WH Aa: TT LEI

sa vai tebhyo namaskrtya
nihsarigo vigata-sprhah
vasudeve bhagavati
bhaktya cakre manah param

sah—he (King Rantideva); vai—indeed; tebhyah—unto Lord
Brahma, Lord Siva and the other demigods; namah-krtya—offering
obeisances; nihsangah—with no ambition to take any benefit from
them; vigata-sprhah—completely free from desires for material posses-
sions; vdsudeve—unto Lord Vasudeva; bhagavati—the Supreme Lord;
bhaktya—by devotional service; cakre—fixed; manah—the mind;
param—as the ultimate goal of life.

TRANSLATION

King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from
the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was fac-
tually attached to Lord Visnu, Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Visnu’s lotus feet.
