Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 25
The Appearance and Coronation of King Pṛthu (Pṛthu-avatāra) and His Humble Refusal of Premature Praise
प्रभवो ह्यात्मन: स्तोत्रं जुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुता: । ह्रीमन्त: परमोदारा: पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥ २५ ॥
prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam
ដូចជាមនុស្សមានកិត្តិយស និងចិត្តទូលាយ មិនចូលចិត្តស្តាប់អំពីអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ខ្លួនទេ មនុស្សដែលល្បីល្បាញ និងមានអំណាចខ្លាំងក៏មិនចូលចិត្តស្តាប់ការសរសើរខ្លួនឯងដែរ។
FAQs
This verse teaches that truly great and famous persons feel aversion to hearing their own praise, and the genuinely modest avoid any self-display that could be considered blameworthy.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this while narrating Canto 4’s royal histories; the verse highlights saintly etiquette—real nobility is marked by humility, not self-advertisement.
Avoid self-promotion and ego-driven boasting; let character and service speak for themselves, and cultivate modesty and generosity as marks of real strength.