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"name":"SB 4.15.25", "h1":"SB 4.15.25", "label":"Text 25", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.15.25", "description":"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."
} —
SB 4.15.25
प्रभवो ह्यात्मनः स्तोत्रंजुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुताः ।
ह्रीमन्तः परमोदाराः पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥२५॥
Text
prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ
jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ
hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ
pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam
Synonyms
prabhavaḥ—very powerful persons; hi—certainly; ātmanaḥ—of themselves; stotram—praise; jugupsanti—do not like; api—although; viśrutāḥ—very famous; hrī-mantaḥ—modest; parama-udārāḥ—very magnanimous persons; pauruṣam—powerful actions; vā—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.