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:na cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vā | :na cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vā | ||
:na cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryair | :na cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryair | ||
:vinā mahat-pāda-rajo- | :vinā mahat-pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekam | ||
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rahūgaṇa—O King Rahūgaṇa; etat—this; tapasā—by severe austerities and penances; na yāti—one does not obtain; na—neither; ca—also; ijyayā—by gorgeous worship; nirvapaṇāt—by | rahūgaṇa—O King Rahūgaṇa; etat—this; tapasā—by severe austerities and penances; na yāti—one does not obtain; na—neither; ca—also; ijyayā—by gorgeous worship; nirvapaṇāt—by renounced order of life; gṛhāt—by sacrifices while living in the home; vā—or; na chandasā—nor by scholarly study of the Vedas; na—nor; eva—certainly; jala-agni-sūryaiḥ—by those who worship water, fire or scorching sunshine; vinā—without; mahat-pāda-rajaḥ—of the dust of the lotus feet of a mahātmā; abhiṣekam—the sprinkling. | ||
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" 'O King Rahūgaṇa, without taking upon one's head the dust from the lotus feet of a pure devotee [a mahājana or mahātmā], one cannot attain devotional service. Devotional service is not possible to attain simply by undergoing severe austerities and penances, by gorgeously worshiping the Deity, or by strictly following the rules and regulations of the sannyāsa or gṛhastha order, nor by studying the Vedas, submerging oneself in water, or exposing oneself to fire or scorching sunlight.' | |||
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This verse appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 5.12.12]]). Jaḍa Bharata herein tells King Rahūgaṇa how he attained the paramahaṁsa stage. Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, the King of Sindhu-sauvīra, had asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained the paramahaṁsa stage. The King had called him to carry his palanquin, but when the King heard from paramahaṁsa Jaḍa Bharata about the supreme philosophy, he expressed surprise and asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained such great liberation. At that time Jaḍa Bharata informed the King how to become detached from material attraction. | This verse appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 5.12.12|5.12.12]]). Jaḍa Bharata herein tells King Rahūgaṇa how he attained the paramahaṁsa stage. Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, the King of Sindhu-sauvīra, had asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained the paramahaṁsa stage. The King had called him to carry his palanquin, but when the King heard from paramahaṁsa Jaḍa Bharata about the supreme philosophy, he expressed surprise and asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained such great liberation. At that time Jaḍa Bharata informed the King how to become detached from material attraction. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 27 January 2020
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 52
- rahūgaṇaitat tapasā na yāti
- na cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vā
- na cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryair
- vinā mahat-pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekam
SYNONYMS
rahūgaṇa—O King Rahūgaṇa; etat—this; tapasā—by severe austerities and penances; na yāti—one does not obtain; na—neither; ca—also; ijyayā—by gorgeous worship; nirvapaṇāt—by renounced order of life; gṛhāt—by sacrifices while living in the home; vā—or; na chandasā—nor by scholarly study of the Vedas; na—nor; eva—certainly; jala-agni-sūryaiḥ—by those who worship water, fire or scorching sunshine; vinā—without; mahat-pāda-rajaḥ—of the dust of the lotus feet of a mahātmā; abhiṣekam—the sprinkling.
TRANSLATION
" 'O King Rahūgaṇa, without taking upon one's head the dust from the lotus feet of a pure devotee [a mahājana or mahātmā], one cannot attain devotional service. Devotional service is not possible to attain simply by undergoing severe austerities and penances, by gorgeously worshiping the Deity, or by strictly following the rules and regulations of the sannyāsa or gṛhastha order, nor by studying the Vedas, submerging oneself in water, or exposing oneself to fire or scorching sunlight.'
PURPORT
This verse appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.12.12). Jaḍa Bharata herein tells King Rahūgaṇa how he attained the paramahaṁsa stage. Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, the King of Sindhu-sauvīra, had asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained the paramahaṁsa stage. The King had called him to carry his palanquin, but when the King heard from paramahaṁsa Jaḍa Bharata about the supreme philosophy, he expressed surprise and asked Jaḍa Bharata how he had attained such great liberation. At that time Jaḍa Bharata informed the King how to become detached from material attraction.