Cc. Madhya 12.54

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yadyapi pratāparudra-sarva-guṇavān
tāṅhāre malina kaila eka ‘rājā’-nāma

yadyapi—although; pratāparudra—the King; sarva-guna-vān—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. ¶