रहूगण त्वमपि ह्यध्वनोऽस्य सन्न्यस्तदण्ड: कृतभूतमैत्र: । असज्जितात्मा हरिसेवया शितं ज्ञानासिमादाय तरातिपारम् ॥ २० ॥
rahugana tvam api hy adhvano ’sya sannyasta-dandah krta-bhuta-maitrah asaj-jitatma hari-sevaya sitam jnanasim adaya tarati-param
- rahugana
- O King Rahugana
- tvam
- you
- api
- also
- hi
- certainly
- adhvanah
- of the path of material existence
- asya
- this
- sannyasta-dandah
- having given up the king’s rod for punishing criminals
- krta-bhuta-maitrah
- having become friendly to everyone
- asat-jita-atma
- whose mind is not attracted to the material pleasure of life
- hari-sevaya
- by the means of loving service to the Supreme Lord
- sitam
- sharpened
- jnana-asim
- the sword of knowledge
- adaya
- taking in hand
- tara
- cross over
- ati-param
- to the ultimate end of spiritual existence
My dear King Rahugana, you are also a victim of the external energy, being situated on the path of attraction to material pleasure. So that you may become an equal friend to all living entities, I now advise you to give up your kingly position and the rod by which you punish criminals. Give up attraction to the sense objects and take up the sword of knowledge sharpened by devotional service. Then you will be able to cut the hard knot of illusory energy and cross to the other side of the ocean of nescience.