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patsaha dekhiya sabe sambhrame uthila
sambhrame asana diya rajare vasaila
SYNONYMS
patsaha dekhiya—seeing the Nawab; sabe—all of them; sambhrame—in great respect; uthila—stood up; sambhrame—with great respect; asana diya—giving a sitting place; rajare—the King; vasaila—made to sit.
As soon as all the brahmanas and Sanatana Gosvami saw the Nawab appear, they all stood up and respectfully gave him a sitting place to honor him.
PURPORT
Although Nawab Hussain Shah was a mleccha-yavana, he was nonetheless the governor of the country, and the learned scholars and Sanatana Gosvami offered him all the respect due a king or a governor.
When a person occupies an exalted executive post, one should consider that he has acquired the grace of the Lord.
In Bhagavad-gita it is said:
yad yad vibhutimat sattvam
srimad urjitam eva va
tat tad evavagaccha tvam
mama tejo ’msa-sambhavam “Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.” (Bg.10.41) Whenever we see something exalted, we must consider it part of the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
A powerful man (vibhutimat sattvam) is one who has obtained the grace of the Lord or has derived some power from Him.
In Bhagavad-gita (7.10) Krsna says, tejas tejasvinam aham: “I am the power of the powerful.” The learned brahmana scholars showed respect to Nawab Hussain Shah because he represented a fraction of Krsna’s power.