evam aghaṭamāna-manorathākula-hṛdayo mṛga-dārakābhāsena svārabdha-karmaṇā yogārambhaṇato vibhraṁśitaḥ sa yoga-tāpaso bhagavad-ārādhana-lakṣaṇāc ca katham itarathā jāty-antara eṇa- kuṇaka āsaṅgaḥ sākṣān niḥśreyasa-pratipakṣatayā prāk-parityakta- dustyaja-hṛdayābhijātasya tasyaivam antarāya-vihata- yogārambhaṇasya rājarṣer bharatasya tāvan mṛgārbhaka-poṣaṇa- pālana-prīṇana-lālanānuṣaṅgeṇāvigaṇayata ātmānam ahir ivākhu- bilaṁ duratikramaḥ kālaḥ karāla-rabhasa āpadyata.

evam-in that way; aghatamana-impossible to be achieved; manah-ratha-by desires, which are like mental chariots; akula-aggrieved; hrdayah-whose heart; mrga-daraka-abhasena-resembling the son of a deer; sva-arabdha-karmana-by the bad results of his unseen fruitive actions; yoga-arambhanatah-from the activities of yoga performances; vibhramsitah-fallen down; sah-he (Maharaja Bharata); yoga-tapasah-executing the activities of mystic yoga and austerities; bhagavat-aradhana-laksanat-from the activities of devotional service rendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ca-and; katham-how; itaratha-else; jati-antare-belonging to a different species of life; ena-kunake-to the body of a deer calf; asaṅgah-so much affectionate attachment; saksat-directly; nihsreyasa-to achieve the ultimate goal of life; pratipaksataya-with the quality of being an obstacle; prak-who previously; parityakta-given up; dustyaja-although very difficult to give up; hrdaya-abhijatasya-his sons, born of his own heart; tasya-of him; evam-thus; antaraya-by that obstacle; vihata-obstructed; yoga-arambhanasya-whose path of executing the mystic yoga practices; raja-rseh-of the great saintly King; bharatasya-of Maharaja Bharata; tavat-in that way; mrga-arbhaka-the son of a deer; posana-in maintaining; palana-in protecting; prinana-in making happy; lalana-in fondling; anusaṅgena-by constant absorption; aviganayatah-neglecting; atmanam-his own soul; ahih iva-like a serpent; akhu-bilam-the hole of a mouse; duratikramah-unsurpassable; kalah-ultimate death; karala-terrible; rabhasah-having speed; apadyata-arrived.