" Swa-karma " || HG Sukadev Goswami Das || ŚB 5.10.3-4

" Swa-karma " || HG Sukadev Goswami Das || ŚB 5.10.3-4 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class by HG Sukadev Goswami Das on 24th September 2026 at ISKCON Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu Nepal. CHAPTER TEN The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa ŚB 5.10.3 अथ त ईश्वरवच: सोपालम्भमुपाकर्ण्योपायतुरीयाच्छङ्कितमनसस्तं विज्ञापयांबभूवु: ॥ ३ ॥ atha ta īśvara-vacaḥ sopālambham upākarṇyopāya-turīyāc chaṅkita-manasas taṁ vijñāpayāṁ babhūvuḥ. Synonyms atha — thus; te — they (the carriers of the palanquin); īśvara-vacaḥ — the words of the master, King Rahūgaṇa; sa-upālambham — with reproach; upākarṇya — hearing; upāya — the means; turīyāt — from the fourth one; śaṅkita-manasaḥ — whose minds were afraid; tam — him (the King); vijñāpayām babhūvuḥ — informed. Translation When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, they became very afraid of his punishment and began to speak to him as follows. Purport According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes divides them and sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates. The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry and that he would chastise them. ŚB 5.10.4 न वयं नरदेव प्रमत्ता भवन्नियमानुपथा: साध्वेव वहाम: । अयमधुनैव नियुक्तोऽपि न द्रुतं व्रजति नानेन सह वोढुमु ह वयं पारयाम इति ॥ ४ ॥ na vayaṁ nara-deva pramattā bhavan-niyamānupathāḥ sādhv eva vahāmaḥ. ayam adhunaiva niyukto ’pi na drutaṁ vrajati nānena saha voḍhum u ha vayaṁ pārayāma iti. Synonyms 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); pramattāḥ — neglectful in our duties; bhavat-niyama-anupathāḥ — who are always obedient to your order; sādhu — properly; eva — certainly; vahāmaḥ — we are carrying; ayam — this man; adhunā — 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; voḍhum — to carry; u ha — oh; vayam — we; pārayāmaḥ — are able; iti — thus. Translation 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. Purport The other palanquin carriers were śūdras, whereas Jaḍa Bharata was not only a high-caste brāhmaṇa 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 brāhmaṇa 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 Jaḍa Bharata could not act like a śūdra, and therefore difficulty arose. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/5/1...