12.54
yadyapi prataparudra-sarva-gunavan
tanhare malina kaila eka ’raja’-nama
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; prataparudra—the King; sarva-guna-van—qualified in every respect; tanhare—unto him; malina kaila—makes impure; eka—one; raja-nama—the name ’’king.’’
"The King certainly possesses all good qualities, but simply by taking up the name ’king,’ he has infected everything.