तस्य ह वा एणकुणक उच्चैरेतस्मिन् कृतनिजाभिमानस्याहरहस्तत्पोषणपालनलालनप्रीणनानुध्यानेनात्मनियमा: सहयमा: पुरुषपरिचर्यादय एकैकश: कतिपयेनाहर्गणेन वियुज्यमाना: किल सर्व एवोदवसन् ॥ ८ ॥
tasya ha va ena-kunaka uccair etasmin krta-nijabhimanasyahar-ahas tat-posana-palana-lalana-prinananudhyanenatma-niyamah saha-yamah purusa-paricaryadaya ekaikasah katipayenahar-ganena viyujyamanah kila sarva evodavasan.
- tasya
- of that King
- ha va
- indeed
- ena-kunake
- in the deer calf
- uccaih
- greatly
- etasmin
- in this
- krta-nija-abhimanasya
- who accepted the calf as his own son
- ahah-ahah
- every day
- tat-posana
- maintaining that calf
- palana
- protecting from dangers
- lalana
- raising it or showing love to it by kissing and so on
- prinana
- petting it in love
- anudhyanena
- by such attachment
- atma-niyamah
- his personal activities for taking care of his body
- saha-yamah
- with his spiritual duties, such as nonviolence, tolerance and simplicity
- purusa-paricarya-adayah
- worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead and performing other duties
- eka-ekasah
- every day
- katipayena
- with only a few
- ahah-ganena
- days of time
- viyujyamanah
- being given up
- kila
- indeed
- sarve
- all
- eva
- certainly
- udavasan
- became destroyed
Gradually Maharaja Bharata became very affectionate toward the deer. He began to raise it and maintain it by giving it grass. He was always careful to protect it from the attacks of tigers and other animals. When it itched, he petted it, and in this way he always tried to keep it in a comfortable condition. He sometimes kissed it out of love. Being attached to raising the deer, Maharaja Bharata forgot the rules and regulations for the advancement of spiritual life, and he gradually forgot to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After a few days, he forgot everything about his spiritual advancement.