🪷 ŚB 4.13.23

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

नावध्येय: प्रजापाल: प्रजाभिरघवानपि । यदसौ लोकपालानां बिभर्त्योज: स्वतेजसा ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

nāvadhyeyaḥ prajā-pālaḥ prajābhir aghavān api yad asau loka-pālānāṁ bibharty ojaḥ sva-tejasā
Synonyms
na — never; avadhyeyaḥ — to be insulted; prajā-pālaḥ — the king; prajābhiḥ — by the citizens; aghavān — ever sinful; api — even though; yat — because; asau — he; loka-pālānām — of many kings; bibharti — maintains; ojaḥ — prowess; sva-tejasā — by personal influence.

Translation

It is the duty of all citizens in a state never to insult the king, even though he sometimes appears to have done something very sinful. Because of his prowess, the king is always more influential than all other ruling chiefs.

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