Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 5: The Creative Impetus

Chapter 10: The Discussion Between Jada Bharata and Maharaja Rahugana. Text 1

श्रीशुक उवाच
अथ सिन्धुसौवीरपते रहूगणस्य व्रजत इक्षुमत्यास्तटे तत्कुलपतिना
शिबिकावाहपुरुषान्वेषणसमये दैवेनोपसादितः स द्विजवर उपलब्ध एष पीवा
युवा संहननाङ्गो गोखरवद्धुरं वोढुमलमिति पूर्वविष्टिगृहीतैः सह गृहीतः
प्रसभमतदर्ह उवाह शिबिकां स महानुभावः ॥१॥

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
atha sindhu-sauvÄ«ra-pate rahÅ«gaṇasya vrajata iká¹£umatyÄs taá¹­e tat-kula-patinÄ Å›ibikÄ-vÄha-puruá¹£Änveá¹£aṇa-samaye daivenopasÄditaḥ sa dvija-vara upalabdha eá¹£a pÄ«vÄ yuvÄ saá¹hananÄá¹…go go-kharavad dhuraá¹ voá¸hum alam iti pÅ«rva-viṣṭi-gá¹›hÄ«taiḥ saha gá¹›hÄ«taḥ prasabham atad-arha uvÄha Å›ibikÄá¹ sa mahÄnubhÄvaḥ

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued to speak; atha - thus; sindhu-sauvÄ«ra-pateḥ - of the ruler of the states known as Sindhu and SauvÄ«ra; rahÅ«-gaṇasya - the King known as RahÅ«gaṇa; vrajataḥ - while going (to the ÄÅ›rama of Kapila); iká¹£u-matyÄḥ taá¹­e - on the bank of the river known as Iká¹£umatÄ«; tat-kula-patinÄ - by the leader of the palanquin carriers; Å›ibikÄ-vÄha - to become a carrier of the palanquin; puruá¹£a-anveá¹£aṇa-samaye - at the time of searching for a man; daivena - by chance; upasÄditaḥ - led near; saḥ - that; dvija-varaḥ - Jaá¸a Bharata, the son of a brÄhmaṇa; upalabdhaḥ - obtained; eá¹£aḥ - this man; pÄ«vÄ - very strong and stout; yuvÄ - young; saá¹hanana-aá¹…gaḥ - having very firm limbs; go-khara-vat - like a cow or an ass; dhuram - a load; voá¸hum - to carry; alam - able; iti - thus thinking; pÅ«rva-viṣṭi-gá¹›hÄ«taiḥ - others who were formerly forced to do the task; saha - with; gá¹›hÄ«taḥ - being taken; prasabham - by force; a-tat-arhaḥ - although not fit for carrying the palanquin; uvÄha - carried; Å›ibikÄm - the palanquin; saḥ - he; mahÄ-anubhÄvaḥ - a great soul.


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Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: My dear King, after this, King RahÅ«gaṇa, ruler of the states known as Sindhu and SauvÄ«ra, was going to KapilÄÅ›rama. When the King’s chief palanquin carriers reached the banks of the river Iká¹£umatÄ«, they needed another carrier. Therefore they began searching for someone, and by chance they came upon Jaá¸a Bharata. They considered the fact that Jaá¸a Bharata was very young and strong and had firm limbs. Like cows and asses, he was quite fit to carry loads. Thinking in this way, although the great soul Jaá¸a Bharata was unfit for such work, they nonetheless unhesitatingly forced him to carry the palanquin.

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