SB 4.15.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

प्रभवो ह्यात्मनः स्तोत्रं जुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुताः ।
ह्रीमन्तः परमोदाराः पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥ २५ ॥

prabhavo hy atmanah stotram

jugupsanty api visrutah

hrimantah paramodarah

paurusam va vigarhitam

prabhavah-very powerful persons; hi-certainly; atmanah-of themselves; stotram-praise; jugupsanti-do not like; api-although; visrutah-very famous; hrimantah-modest; parama-udarah-very magnanimous persons; paurusam-powerful actions; va-also; vigarhitam-abominable.

TRANSLATION

As a person with a sense of honor and magnanimity does not like to hear about his abominable actions, a person who is very famous and powerful does not like to hear himself praised.

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