Chapter 8
तत्रापि ह वा आत्मनो मृगत्वकारणं भगवदाराधनसमीहानुभावेनानुस्मृत्य भृशमनुतप्यमान आह ॥ २८ ॥
Transliteration
tatrāpi ha vā ātmano mṛgatva-kāraṇaṁ bhagavad-ārādhana-samīhānubhāvenānusmṛtya bhṛśam anutapyamāna āha.
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tatra api — in that birth; ha vā — indeed; ātmanaḥ — of himself; mṛgatva-kāraṇam — the cause of accepting the body of a deer; bhagavat-ārādhana-samīhā — of past activities in devotional service; anubhāvena — by consequence; anusmṛtya — remembering; bhṛśam — always; anutapya-mānaḥ — repenting; āha — said.
Translation
“Although in the body of a deer, Bharata Mahārāja, due to his rigid devotional service in his past life, could understand the cause of his birth in that body. Considering his past and present life, he constantly repented his activities, speaking in the following way.”