Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.10.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

atha sindhu-sauvīra-pate rahūganasya vrajata ikshumatyās tate tat-kula-patinā śibikā-vāha-purushānveshana-samaye daivenopasāditah sa dvija-vara upalabdha esha pīvā yuvā samhananāńgo go-kharavad dhuram vodhum alam iti pūrva-vishti-grihītaih saha grihītah prasabham atad-arha uvāha śibikām sa mahānubhāvah

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukah uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak; atha — thus; sindhu-sauvīra-pateh — of the ruler of the states known as Sindhu and Sauvīra; rahū-ganasya — the King known as Rahūgana; vrajatah — while going (to the āśrama of Kapila); ikshu-matyāh tate — on the bank of the river known as Ikshumatī; tat-kula-patinā — by the leader of the palanquin carriers; śibikā-vāha — to become a carrier of the palanquin; purusha-anveshana-samaye — at the time of searching for a man; daivena — by chance; upasāditah — led near; sah — that; dvija-varah — Jada Bharata, the son of a brāhmana; upalabdhah — obtained; eshah — this man; pīvā — very strong and stout; yuvā — young; samhanana-ańgah — having very firm limbs; go-khara-vat — like a cow or an ass; dhuram — a load; vodhum — to carry; alam — able; iti — thus thinking; pūrva-vishti-grihītaih — others who were formerly forced to do the task; saha — with; grihītah — being taken; prasabham — by force; a-tat-arhah — although not fit for carrying the palanquin; uvāha — carried; śibikām — the palanquin; sah — he; mahā-anubhāvah — a great soul.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, after this, King Rahūgana, ruler of the states known as Sindhu and Sauvīra, was going to Kapilāśrama. When the King's chief palanquin carriers reached the banks of the River Ikshumatī, they needed another carrier. Therefore they began searching for someone, and by chance they came upon Jada Bharata. They considered the fact that Jada Bharata was very young and strong and had firm limbs. Like cows and asses, he was quite fit to carry loads. Thinking in this way, although the great soul Jada Bharata was unfit for such work, they nonetheless unhesitatingly forced him to carry the palanquin.

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