SB 4.15.25

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 15: King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation

SB 4.15.24

SB 4.15.26

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 25

prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ
jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ
hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ
pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam

SYNONYMS

prabhavaḥ—very powerful persons; hi—certainly; ātmanaḥ—of themselves; stotram—praise; jugupsanti—do not like; api—although; viśrutāḥ—very famous; hrī-mantaḥ—modest; parama-udārāḥ—very magnanimous persons; pauruṣam—powerful actions; vā—also; vigarhitam—abominable.

TRANSLATION

As a person with a sense of honor and magnanimity does not like to hear about his abominable actions, a person who is very famous and powerful does not like to hear himself praised.