(Bhagavatham 5.10.16 – 5.10.26)

Rahoogana was not an ordinary man, so he could recognize the greatness of Jada Bharatha. Asking for forgiveness, Rahoogana jumped down and asked him who he really was, ‘Are you really Bhagavan Kapila whom I have been searching for so long, to get knowledge?”.

He expressed his fear in insulting the noble Brahmin, “I am not afraid of Lord Siva or Lord Indra, but I am really afraid of humiliating a Brahmin. So please tell me, who are you?”.

Then Rahoogana started analysing Jada Bharatha’s statements and justified himself.

He said, “as I get tired in wars, you must be tired in bearing weight too. As your body tires, your Atma which is associated with your body, senses, prana and mind must get tired too. It is like a vessel and its milk getting hot and cooking the grains inside the vessel when placed over fire. So, how can Atma remain unaffected?”.

He added that the world is real and the duty of king is to rule over the people and guide them.

Thus Rahoogana expressed his doubt and fear over Jada Bharatha and pleaded to clarify, to save himself from the sin of humiliating a great man.