एवं बह्वबद्धमपि भाषमाणं नरदेवाभिमानं रजसा तमसानुविद्धेन मदेन तिरस्कृताशेषभगवत्प्रियनिकेतं पण्डितमानिनं स भगवान् ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मभूतसर्वभूतसुहृदात्मा योगेश्वरचर्यायां नातिव्युत्पन्नमतिं स्मयमान इव विगतस्मय इदमाह ॥ ८ ॥
evam bahv abaddham api bhasamanam nara-devabhimanam rajasa tamasanuviddhena madena tiraskrtasesa-bhagavat-priya-niketam pandita-maninam sa bhagavan brahmano brahma-bhuta-sarva-bhuta-suhrd-atma yogesvara-caryayam nati-vyutpanna-matim smayamana iva vigata-smaya idam aha.
- evam
- in this way
- bahu
- much
- abaddham
- nonsensical
- api
- although
- bhasamanam
- talking
- nara-deva-abhimanam
- King Rahugana, who thought himself the ruler
- rajasa
- by the material mode of passion
- tamasa
- as well as by the mode of ignorance
- anuviddhena
- being increased
- madena
- by madness
- tiraskrta
- who rebuked
- asesa
- innumerable
- bhagavat-priya-niketam
- devotees of the Lord
- pandita-maninam
- considering himself a very learned scholar
- sah
- that
- bhagavan
- spiritually most powerful (Jada Bharata)
- brahmanah
- a fully qualified brahmana
- brahma-bhuta
- fully self-realized
- sarva-bhuta-suhrt-atma
- who was thus the friend of all living entities
- yoga-isvara
- of the most advanced mystic yogis
- caryayam
- in the behavior
- na ati-vyutpanna-matim
- unto King Rahugana, who was not actually experienced
- smayamanah
- slightly smiling
- iva
- like
- vigata-smayah
- who was relieved from all material pride
- idam
- this
- aha
- spoke
Thinking himself a king, King Rahugana was in the bodily conception and was influenced by material nature’s modes of passion and ignorance. Due to madness, he chastised Jada Bharata with uncalled-for and contradictory words. Jada 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. Jada 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.