TEXT 25
yo dustyajan dara-sutan
suhrd-rajyam hrdi sprsah
jahau yuvaiva malavad
uttamahsloka-lalasah
SYNONYMS
yahwho (Bharata Maharaja); dustyajandifficult to give up; dara-sutanwife and children; suhrtfriends; rajyamkingdom; hrdi sprsahdear to the core of the heart; jahaugave up; yuvayouthful; evaat that time; malavatlike stool; uttamah-sloka-lalasahbeing captivated by the transcendental qualities, pastimes and association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
" 'King Bharata was very eager to attain the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is called uttama-sloka because poems and prayers are offered to Him for His favor. In his youth, King Bharata gave up his attractive wife and children, as well as his beloved friends and opulent kingdom, just as one gives up stool after passing it.'
PURPORT
These are the signs of virakti (detachment) found in a person who has developed bhava, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead; This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.14.43).

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