aham pura bharato nama raja
vimukta-drsta-sruta-saṅga-bandhah
aradhanam bhagavata ihamano
mrgo 'bhavam mrga-saṅgad dhatarthah
aham-I; pura-formerly (in my previous birth); bharatah nama raja-a King named Maharaja Bharata; vimukta-liberated from; drsta-sruta-by experiencing personally through direct association, or by getting knowledge from the Vedas; saṅga-bandhah-bondage by association; aradhanam-the worship; bhagavatah-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva; ihamanah-always performing; mrgah abhavam-I became a deer; mrga-saṅgat-because of my intimate association with a deer; hata-arthah-having neglected the regulative principles in the discharge of devotional service.