नियुक्तोऽपि न द्रुतं व्रजति नानेन सह वोढुमु ह वयं पारयाम इति ॥४॥
na vayaá¹ nara-deva pramattÄ bhavan-niyamÄnupathÄḥ sÄdhv eva vahÄmaḥ ayam adhunaiva niyukto 'pi na drutaá¹ vrajati nÄnena saha voá¸hum u ha vayaá¹ pÄrayÄma iti
na - not; vayam - we; nara-deva - O lord among human beings (the king is supposed to be the representative of deva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead); pramattÄḥ - neglectful in our duties; bhavat-niyama-anupathÄḥ - who are always obedient to your order; sÄdhu - properly; eva - certainly; vahÄmaḥ - we are carrying; ayam - this man; adhunÄ - just recently; eva - indeed; niyuktaḥ - being engaged to work with us; api - although; na - not; drutam - very quickly; vrajati - works; na - not; anena - him; saha - with; voá¸hum - to carry; u ha - oh; vayam - we; pÄrayÄmaḥ - are able; iti - thus.
O lord, please note that we are not at all negligent in discharging our duties. We have been faithfully carrying this palanquin according to your desire, but this man who has been recently engaged to work with us cannot walk very swiftly. Therefore we are not able to carry the palanquin with him.
The other palanquin carriers were śūdras, whereas Jaá¸a Bharata was not only a high-caste brÄhmaṇa but also a great devotee. Śūdras do not sympathize with other living beings, but a Vaiṣṇava cannot act like a śūdra. Whenever a śūdra and a brÄhmaṇa Vaiṣṇava are combined, there will certainly be imbalance in the execution of duties. The śūdras were walking with the palanquin without at all caring for the ants on the ground, but Jaá¸a Bharata could not act like a śūdra, and therefore difficulty arose.
