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.

SB 4.15.24 - SB 4.15.26