tathā tad-rāṣṭra-pālo 'ṅga
bahulāśva iti śrutaḥ
maithilo niraham-māna
ubhāv apy acyuta-priyau

 tathā - also (an advanced devotee of Kṛṣṇa); tat - of that; rāṣṭra - kingdom; pālaḥ - the ruler; aṅga - my dear (Parīkṣit); bahulāśvaḥ iti śrutaḥ - known as Bahulāśva; maithilaḥ - of the royal dynasty descending from King Mithila (Janaka); niraham-mānaḥ - 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 Parīkṣit, a descendant of the Mithila dynasty named Bahulāśva. Both these devotees were very dear to Lord Acyuta.

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