मदेन तिरस्कृताशेषभगवत्प्रियनिकेतं पण्डितमानिनं स भगवान् ब्राह्मणो
ब्रह्मभूतः सर्वभूतसुहृदात्मा योगेश्वरचर्यायां नातिव्युत्पन्नमतिं स्मयमान इव
विगतस्मय इदमाह ॥८॥
evaá¹ bahv abaddham api bhÄá¹£amÄṇaá¹ nara-devÄbhimÄnaá¹ rajasÄ tamasÄnuviddhena madena tiraská¹›tÄÅ›eá¹£a-bhagavat-priya-niketaá¹ paṇá¸ita-mÄninaá¹ sa bhagavÄn brÄhmaṇo brahma-bhÅ«ta-sarva-bhÅ«ta-suhá¹›d-ÄtmÄ yogeÅ›vara-caryÄyÄá¹ nÄti-vyutpanna-matiá¹ smayamÄna iva vigata-smaya idam Äha
evam - in this way; bahu - much; abaddham - nonsensical; api - although; bhÄá¹£amÄṇam - talking; nara-deva-abhimÄnam - King RahÅ«gaṇa, who thought himself the ruler; rajasÄ - by the material mode of passion; tamasÄ - as well as by the mode of ignorance; anuviddhena - being increased; madena - by madness; tiraská¹›ta - who rebuked; aÅ›eá¹£a - innumerable; bhagavat-priya-niketam - devotees of the Lord; paṇá¸ita-mÄninam - considering himself a very learned scholar; saḥ - that; bhagavÄn - spiritually most powerful (Jaá¸a Bharata); brÄhmaṇaḥ - a fully qualified brÄhmaṇa; brahma-bhÅ«ta - fully self-realized; sarva-bhÅ«ta-suhá¹›t-ÄtmÄ - who was thus the friend of all living entities; yoga-Ä«Å›vara - of the most advanced mystic yogÄ«s; caryÄyÄm - in the behavior; na ati-vyutpanna-matim - unto King RahÅ«gaṇa, who was not actually experienced; smayamÄnaḥ - slightly smiling; iva - like; vigata-smayaḥ - who was relieved from all material pride; idam - this; Äha - spoke.
Thinking himself a king, King RahÅ«gaṇa was in the bodily conception and was influenced by material nature’s modes of passion and ignorance. Due to madness, he chastised Jaá¸a Bharata with uncalled-for and contradictory words. Jaá¸a Bharata was a topmost devotee and the dear abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although considering himself very learned, the King did not know about the position of an advanced devotee situated in devotional service, nor did he know his characteristics. Jaá¸a Bharata was the residence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; he always carried the form of the Lord within his heart. He was the dear friend of all living beings, and he did not entertain any bodily conception. He therefore smiled and spoke the following words.
The distinction between a person in the bodily conception and a person beyond the bodily conception is presented in this verse. In the bodily conception, King RahÅ«gaṇa considered himself a king and chastised Jaá¸a Bharata in so many unwanted ways. Being self-realized, Jaá¸a Bharata, who was fully situated on the transcendental platform, did not at all become angry; instead, he smiled and began to deliver his teachings to King RahÅ«gaṇa. A highly advanced Vaiṣṇava devotee is a friend to all living entities, and consequently he is a friend to his enemies also. In fact, he does not consider anyone to be his enemy. Suhá¹›daḥ sarva-dehinÄm. Sometimes a Vaiṣṇava becomes superficially angry at a nondevotee, but this is good for the nondevotee. We have several examples of this in Vedic literature. Once NÄrada became angry with the two sons of Kuvera, NalakÅ«vara and MaṇigrÄ«va, and he chastised them by turning them into trees. The result was that later they were liberated by Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. The devotee is situated on the absolute platform, and when he is angry or pleased, there is no difference, for in either case he bestows his benediction.
