tathÄ tad-rÄṣṭra-pÄlo 'á¹…ga
bahulÄÅ›va iti Å›rutaḥ
maithilo niraham-mÄna
ubhÄv apy acyuta-priyau

 tathÄ - also (an advanced devotee of Kṛṣṇa); tat - of that; rÄṣṭra - kingdom; pÄlaḥ - the ruler; aá¹…ga - my dear (ParÄ«ká¹£it); bahulÄÅ›vaḥ iti Å›rutaḥ - known as BahulÄÅ›va; maithilaḥ - of the royal dynasty descending from King Mithila (Janaka); niraham-mÄnaḥ - free from false ego; ubhau - both of them; api - indeed; acyuta-priyau - dear to Lord Acyuta.


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Similarly free from false ego was the ruler of that kingdom, my dear ParÄ«ká¹£it, a descendant of the Mithila dynasty named BahulÄÅ›va. Both these devotees were very dear to Lord Acyuta.

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