अयं जनो नाम चलन् पृथिव्यां
यः पार्थिवः पार्थिव कस्य हेतोः ।
तस्यापि चाङ्घ्र्योरधि गुल्फजङ्घा
जानूरुमध्योरशिरोधरांसाः ॥५॥
अंसेऽधि दार्वी शिबिका च यस्यां
सौवीरराजेत्यपदेश आस्ते ।
यस्मिन् भवान् रूढनिजाभिमानो
राजास्मि सिन्धुष्विति दुर्मदान्धः ॥६॥
brÄhmaṇa uvÄca
ayaá¹ jano nÄma calan pá¹›thivyÄá¹
yaḥ pÄrthivaḥ pÄrthiva kasya hetoḥ
tasyÄpi cÄá¹…ghryor adhi gulpha-jaá¹…ghÄ-
jÄnÅ«ru-madhyora-Å›irodharÄá¹sÄḥ
aá¹se 'dhi dÄrvÄ« Å›ibikÄ ca yasyÄá¹
sauvÄ«ra-rÄjety apadeÅ›a Äste
yasmin bhavÄn rÅ«á¸ha-nijÄbhimÄno
rÄjÄsmi sindhuá¹£v iti durmadÄndhaḥ
brÄhmaṇaḥ uvÄca - the brÄhmaṇa said; ayam - this; janaḥ - person; nÄma - celebrated as such; calan - moving; pá¹›thivyÄm - on the earth; yaḥ - who; pÄrthivaḥ - a transformation of the earth; pÄrthiva - O King, who possesses a similar earthly body; kasya - for what; hetoḥ - reason; tasya api - of him also; ca - and; aá¹…ghryoḥ - feet; adhi - above; gulpha - ankles; jaá¹…ghÄ - calves; jÄnu - knees; uru - thighs; madhyora - waist; Å›iraḥ-dhara - neck; aá¹sÄḥ - shoulders; aá¹se - shoulder; adhi - upon; dÄrvÄ« - made of wood; Å›ibikÄ - palanquin; ca - and; yasyÄm - on which; sauvÄ«ra-rÄjÄ - the King of SauvÄ«ra; iti - thus; apadeÅ›aḥ - known as; Äste - there is; yasmin - in which; bhavÄn - Your Lordship; rÅ«á¸ha - imposed upon; nija-abhimÄnaḥ - having a conception of false prestige; rÄjÄ asmi - I am the King; sindhuá¹£u - in the state of Sindhu; iti - thus; durmada-andhaḥ - captivated by false prestige.
The self-realized brÄhmaṇa Jaá¸a Bharata said: Among the various material combinations and permutations, there are various forms and earthly transformations. For some reason, these move on the surface of the earth and are called palanquin carriers. Those material transformations which do not move are gross material objects like stones. In any case, the material body is made of earth and stone in the form of feet, ankles, calves, knees, thighs, torso, throat and head. Upon the shoulders is the wooden palanquin, and within the palanquin is the so-called King of SauvÄ«ra. The body of the King is simply another transformation of earth, but within that body Your Lordship is situated and falsely thinking that you are the King of the state of SauvÄ«ra.
After analyzing the material bodies of the palanquin carrier and the palanquin passenger, Jaá¸a Bharata concludes that the real living force is the living entity. The living entity is the offshoot or offspring of Lord Viṣṇu; therefore within this material world, among moving and nonmoving things, the real principle is Lord Viṣṇu. Due to His presence, everything is working, and there are actions and reactions. One who understands Lord Viṣṇu as the original cause of everything is to be understood to be perfectly situated in knowledge. Although he was falsely proud of being a king, King RahÅ«gaṇa was not really situated in knowledge. Therefore he was rebuking the palanquin carriers, including the self-realized brÄhmaṇa Jaá¸a Bharata. This is the first accusation Jaá¸a Bharata made against the King, who was daring to talk to a learned brÄhmaṇa from the flimsy ground of ignorance, identifying everything with matter. King RahÅ«gaṇa argued that the living entity is within the body and that when the body is fatigued the living entity within must therefore be suffering. It is clearly explained in the following verses that the living entity does not suffer due to the body’s fatigue. ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« gives an example of a child heavily decorated with ornaments; although the child’s body is very delicate, he does not feel fatigue, nor do the parents think that his ornaments should be taken away. The living entity has nothing to do with bodily pains and pleasures. These are simply mental concoctions. An intelligent man will find the original cause of everything. Material combinations and permutations may be a matter of fact in worldly dealings, but actually the living force, the soul, has nothing to do with them. Those who are materially upset take care of the body and manufacture daridra-nÄrÄyaṇa (poor NÄrÄyaṇa). However, it is not a fact that the soul or Supersoul becomes poor simply because the body is poor. These are the statements of ignorant people. The soul and Supersoul are always apart from bodily pleasure and pain.
