> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 4
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 4 Part 1

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> > Chapter Fifteen: King Prthu's Appearance and Coronation

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> > TEXT 1

> > maitreya uvaca

> > atha tasya punar viprair

> > aputrasya mahipateh

> > bahubhyam mathyamanabhyam

> > mithunam samapadyata

> > maitreyah uvaca--Maitreya continued to speak; atha--thus; tasya--his; punah--again; vipraih--by the brahmanas; aputrasya--without a son; mahipateh--of the King; bahubhyam--from the arms; mathyamanabhyam--being churned; mithunam--a couple; samapadyata--took birth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brahmanas and the great sages again churned the two arms of King Vena's dead body. As a result a male and female couple came out of his arms.

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> > TEXT 2

> > tad drstva mithunam jatam

> > rsayo brahma-vadinah

> > ucuh parama-santusta

> > viditva bhagavat-kalam

> > tat--that; drstva--seeing; mithunam--couple; jatam--born; rsayah--the great sages; brahma-vadinah--very learned in Vedic knowledge; ucuh--said; parama--very much; santustah--being pleased; viditva--knowing; bhagavat--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalam--expansion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sages were highly learned in Vedic knowledge. When they saw the male and female born of the arms of Vena's body, they were very pleased, for they could understand that the couple was an expansion of a plenary portion of Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 3

> > rsaya ucuh

> > esa visnor bhagavatah

> > kala bhuvana-palini

> > iyam ca laksmyah sambhutih

> > purusasyanapayini

> > rsayah ucuh--the sages said; esah--this male; visnoh--of Lord Visnu; bhagavatah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kala--expansion; bhuvana-palini--who maintains the world; iyam--this female; ca--also; laksmyah--of the goddess of fortune; sambhutih--expansion; purusasya--of the Lord; anapayini--inseparable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sages said: The male is a plenary expansion of the power of Lord Visnu, who maintains the entire universe, and the female is a plenary expansion of the goddess of fortune, who is never separated from the Lord.

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> > TEXT 4

> > ayam tu prathamo rajnam

> > puman prathayita yasah

> > prthur nama maharajo

> > bhavisyati prthu-sravah

> > ayam--this; tu--then; prathamah--the first; rajnam--of kings; puman--the male; prathayita--will expand; yasah--reputation; prthuh--Maharaja Prthu; nama--by name; maha-rajah--the great king; bhavisyati--will become; prthu-sravah--of wide renown.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of the two, the male will be able to expand his reputation throughout the world. His name will be Prthu. Indeed, he will be the first among kings.

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> > TEXT 5

> > iyam ca sudati devi

> > guna-bhusana-bh usana

> > arcir nama vararoha

> > prthum evavarundhati

> > iyam--this female child; ca--and; su-dati--who has very nice teeth; devi--the goddess of fortune; guna--by good qualities; bhusana--ornaments; bhusana--who beautifies; arcih--Arci; nama--by name; vara-aroha--very beautiful; prthum--unto King Prthu; eva--certainly; avarundhati--being very much attached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The female has such beautiful teeth and beautiful qualities that she will actually beautify the ornaments she wears. Her name will be Arci. In the future she will accept King Prthu as her husband.

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> > TEXT 6

> > esa saksad dharer amso

> > jato loka-riraksaya

> > iyam ca tat-para hi srir

> > anujajne 'napayini

> > esah--this male; saksat--directly; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; amsah--partial representative; jatah--born; loka--the entire world; riraksaya--with a desire to protect; iyam--this female; ca--also; tat-para--very much attached to him; hi--certainly; srih--the goddess of fortune; anujajne--took birth; anapayini--inseparable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the form of King Prthu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared through a part of His potency to protect the people of the world. The goddess of fortune is the constant companion of the Lord, and therefore she has incarnated partially as Arci to become King Prthu's queen.

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> > TEXT 7

> > maitreya uvaca

> > prasamsanti sma tam vipra

> > gandharva-pravara jaguh

> > mumucuh sumano-dharah

> > siddha nrtyanti svah-striyah

> > maitreyah uvaca--the great saint Maitreya said; prasamsanti sma--praised, glorified; tam--him (Prthu); viprah--all the brahmanas; gandharva-pravarah--the best of the Gandharvas; jaguh--chanted; mumucuh--released; sumanah-dharah--showers of flowers; siddhah--the personalities from Siddhaloka; nrtyanti--were dancing; svah--of the heavenly planets; striyah--women (the Apsaras).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Viduraji, at that time all the brahmanas highly praised and glorified King Prthu, and the best singers of Gandharvaloka chanted his glories. The inhabitants of Siddhaloka showered flowers, and the beautiful women in the heavenly planets danced in ecstasy.

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> > TEXT 8

> > sankha-turya-mrdangadya

> > nedur dundubhayo divi

> > tatra sarva upajagmur

> > devarsi-pitrnam ganah

> > sankha--conches; turya--bugles; mrdanga--drums; adyah--and so on; neduh--vibrated; dundubhayah--kettledrums; divi--in outer space; tatra--there; sarve--all; upajagmuh--came; deva-rsi--demigods and sages; pitrnam--of forefathers; ganah--groups.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Conchshells, bugles, drums and kettledrums vibrated in outer space. Great sages, forefathers and personalities from the heavenly planets all came to earth from various planetary systems.

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> > TEXT 9-10

> > brahma jagad-gurur devaih

> > sahasrtya suresvaraih

> > vainyasya daksine haste

> > drstva cihnam gadabhrtah

> > padayor aravindam ca

> > tam vai mene hareh kalam

> > yasyapratihatam cakram

> > amsah sa paramesthinah

> > brahma--Lord Brahma; jagat-guruh--the master of the universe; devaih--by the demigods; saha--accompanied; asrtya--arriving; sura-isvaraih--with the chiefs of all the heavenly planets; vainyasya--of Maharaja Prthu, the son of Vena; daksine--right; haste--on the hand; drstva--seeing; cihnam--mark; gada-bhrtah--of Lord Visnu, who carries a club;

> > padayoh--on the two feet; aravindam--lotus flower; ca--also; tam--him; vai--certainly; mene--he understood; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalam--part of a plenary expansion; yasya--whose; apratihatam--invincible; cakram--disc; amsah--partial representation; sah--he; paramesthinah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma, the master of the entire universe, arrived there accompanied by all the demigods and their chiefs. Seeing the lines of Lord Visnu's palm on King Prthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahma could understand that King Prthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One whose palm bears the sign of a disc, as well as other such lines, should be considered a partial representation or incarnation of the Supreme Lord.

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> > TEXT 11

> > tasyabhiseka arabdho

> > brahmanair brahma-vadibhih

> > abhisecanikany asmai

> > ajahruh sarvato janah

> > tasya--his; abhisekah--coronation; arabdhah--was arranged; brahmanaih--by the learned brahmanas; brahma-vadibhih--attached to the Vedic rituals; abhisecanikani--various paraphernalia for performing the ceremony; asmai--unto him; ajahruh--collected; sarvatah--from all directions; janah--people.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The learned brahmanas, who were very attached to the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies, then arranged for the King's coronation. People from all directions collected all the different paraphernalia for the ceremony. Thus everything was complete.

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> > TEXT 12

> > sarit-samudra girayo

> > naga gavah khaga mrgah

> > dyauh ksitih sarva-bhutani

> > samajahrur upayanam

> > sarit--the rivers; samudrah--the seas; girayah--the mountains; nagah--the serpents; gavah--the cows; khagah--the birds; mrgah--the animals; dyauh--the sky; ksitih--the earth; sarva-bhutani--all living entities; samajahruh--collected; upayanam--different kinds of presentations.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the rivers, seas, hills, mountains, serpents, cows, birds, animals, heavenly planets, the earthly planet and all other living entities collected various presentations, according to their ability, to offer the King.

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> > TEXT 13

> > so 'bhisikto maharajah

> > suvasah sadhv-alankrtah

> > patnyarcisalankrtaya

> > vireje 'gnir ivaparah

> > sah--the King; abhisiktah--being coronated; maharajah--Maharaja Prthu; su-vasah--exquisitely dressed; sadhu-alankrtah--highly decorated with ornaments; patnya--along with his wife; arcisa--named Arci; alankrtaya--nicely ornamented; vireje--appeared; agnih--fire; iva--like; aparah--another.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the great King Prthu, exquisitely dressed with garments and ornaments, was coronated and placed on the throne. The King and his wife, Arci, who was also exquisitely ornamented, appeared exactly like fire.

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> > TEXT 14

> > tasmai jahara dhanado

> > haimam vira varasanam

> > varunah salila-sravam

> > atapatram sasi-prabham

> > tasmai--unto him; jahara--presented; dhana-dah--the treasurer of the demigods (Kuvera); haimam--made of gold; vira--O Vidura; vara-asanam--royal throne; varunah--the demigod Varuna; salila-sravam--dropping particles of water; atapatram--umbrella; sasi-prabham--as brilliant as the moon.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage continued: My dear Vidura, Kuvera presented the great King Prthu with a golden throne. The demigod Varuna presented him with an umbrella that constantly sprayed fine particles of water and was as brilliant as the moon.

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> > TEXT 15

> > vayus ca vala-vyajane

> > dharmah kirtimayim srajam

> > indrah kiritam utkrstam

> > dandam samyamanam yamah

> > vayuh--the demigod of air; ca--also; vala-vyajane--two camaras made of hair; dharmah--the King of religion; kirti-mayim--expanding one's name and fame; srajam--garland; indrah--the King of heaven; kiritam--helmet; utkrstam--very valuable; dandam--sceptor; samyamanam--for ruling the world; yamah--the superintendent of death.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demigod of air, Vayu, presented King Prthu with two whisks [camaras] of hair; the King of religion, Dharma, presented him with a flower garland which would expand his fame; the King of heaven, Indra, presented him with a valuable helmet; and the superintendent of death, Yamaraja, presented him with a sceptor with which to rule the world.

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> > TEXT 16

> > brahma brahmamayam varma

> > bharati haram uttamam

> > harih sudarsanam cakram

> > tat-patny avyahatam sriyam

> > brahma--Lord Brahma; brahma-mayam--made of spiritual knowledge; varma--armor; bharati--the goddess of learning; haram--necklace; uttamam--transcendental; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sudarsanam cakram--Sudarsana disc; tat-patni--His wife (Laksmi); avyahatam--imperishable; sriyam--beauty and opulence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma presented King Prthu with a protective garment made of spiritual knowledge. Bharati [Sarasvati], the wife of Brahma, gave him a transcendental necklace. Lord Visnu presented him with a Sudarsana disc, and Lord Visnu's wife, the goddess of fortune, gave him imperishable opulences.

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> > TEXT 17

> > dasa-candram asim rudrah

> > sata-candram tathambika

> > somo 'mrtamayan asvams

> > tvasta rupasrayam ratham

> > dasa-candram--decorated with ten moons; asim--sword; rudrah--Lord Siva; sata-candram--decorated with one hundred moons; tatha--in that manner; ambika--the goddess Durga; somah--the moon-demigod; amrta-mayan--made of nectar; asvan--horses; tvasta--the demigod Visvakarma; rupa-asrayam--very beautiful; ratham--a chariot.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva presented him with a sword within a sheath marked with ten moons, and his wife, the goddess Durga, presented him with a shield marked with one hundred moons. The moon-demigod presented him with horses made of nectar, and the demigod Visvakarma presented him with a very beautiful chariot.

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> > TEXT 18

> > agnir aja-gavam capam

> > suryo rasmimayan isun

> > bhuh paduke yogamayyau

> > dyauh puspavalim anvaham

> > agnih--the demigod of fire; aja-gavam--made of the horns of goats and cows; capam--a bow; suryah--the sun-god; rasmi-mayan--brilliant as sunshine; isun--arrows; bhuh--Bhumi, the predominating goddess of the earth; paduke--two slippers; yoga-mayyau--full of mystic power; dyauh--the demigods in outer space; puspa--of flowers; avalim--presentation; anu-aham--day after day.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demigod of fire, Agni, presented him with a bow made of the horns of goats and cows. The sun-god presented him with arrows as brilliant as sunshine. The predominating deity of Bhurloka presented him with slippers full of mystic power. The demigods from outer space brought him presentations of flowers again and again.

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> > TEXT 19

> > natyam sugitam vaditram

> > antardhanam ca khecarah

> > rsayas casisah satyah

> > samudrah sankham atmajam

> > natyam--the art of drama; su-gitam--the art of singing sweet songs; vaditram--the art of playing musical instruments; antardhanam--the art of disappearing; ca--also; khe-carah--demigods traveling in outer space; rsayah--the great sages; ca--also; asisah--blessings; satyah--infallible; samudrah--the demigod of the ocean; sankham--conchshell; atma jam--produced from himself.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demigods who always travel in outer space gave King Prthu the arts to perform dramas, sing songs, play musical instruments and disappear at his will. The great sages also offered him infallible blessings. The ocean offered him a conchshell produced from the ocean.

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> > TEXT 20

> > sindhavah parvata nadyo

> > ratha-vithir mahatmanah

> > suto 'tha magadho vandi

> > tam stotum upatasthire

> > sindhavah--the seas; parvatah--the mountains; nadyah--the rivers; ratha-vithih--the paths for the chariot to pass; maha-atmanah--of the great soul; sutah--a professional who offers praises; atha--then; magadhah--a professional bard; vandi--a professional who offers prayers; tam--him; stotum--to praise; upatasthire--presented themselves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The seas, mountains and rivers gave him room to drive his chariot without impediments, and a suta, a magadha and a vandi offered prayers and praises. They all presented themselves before him to perform their respective duties.

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> > TEXT 21

> > stavakams tan abhipretya

> > prthur vainyah pratapavan

> > megha-nirhradaya vaca

> > prahasann idam abravit

> > stavakan--engaged in offering prayers; tan--those persons; abhipretya--seeing, understanding; prthuh--King Prthu; vainyah--son of Vena; pratapa-van--greatly powerful; megha-nirhradaya--as grave as the thundering of clouds; vaca--with a voice; prahasan--smiling; idam--this; abravit--he spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus when the greatly powerful King Prthu, the son of Vena, saw the professionals before him, to congratulate them he smiled, and with the gravity of the vibrating sounds of clouds he spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 22

> > prthur uvaca

> > bhoh suta he magadha saumya vandil

> > loke 'dhunaspasta-gunasya me syat

> > kim asrayo me stava esa yojyatam

> > ma mayy abhuvan vitatha giro vah

> > prthuh uvaca--King Prthu said; bhoh suta--O suta; he magadha--O magadha; saumya--gentle; vandin--O devotee offering prayers; loke--in this world; adhuna--just now; aspasta--not distinct; gunasya--whose qualities; me--of me; syat--there may be; kim--why; asrayah--shelter; me--of me; stavah--praise; esah--this; yojyatam--may be applied; ma--never; mayi--unto me; abhuvan--were; vitathah--in vain; girah--words; vah--your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Prthu said: O gentle suta, magadha and other devotee offering prayers, the qualities of which you have spoken are not distinct in me. Why then should you praise me for all these qualities when I do not shelter these features? I do not wish for these words meant for me to go in vain, but it is better that they be offered to someone else.

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> > TEXT 23

> > tasmat parokse 'smad-upasrutany alam

> > karisyatha stotram apicya-vacah

> > saty uttamasloka-gunanuvade

> > jugupsitam na stavayanti sabhyah

> > tasmat--therefore; parokse--in some future time; asmat--my; upasrutani--about the qualities spoken of; alam--sufficiently; karisyatha--you will be able to offer; stotram--prayers; apicya-vacah--O gentle reciters; sati--being the proper engagement; uttama-sloka--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; guna--of the qualities; anuvade--discussion; jugupsitam--to an abominable person; na--never; stavayanti--offer prayers; sabhyah--persons who are gentle.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O gentle reciters, offer such prayers in due course of time, when the qualities of which you have spoken actually manifest themselves in me. The gentle who offer prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead do not attribute such qualities to a human being, who does not actually have them.

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> > TEXT 24

> > mahad-gunan atmani kartum isah

> > kah stavakaih stavayate 'sato 'pi

> > te 'syabhavisyann iti vipralabdho

> > janavahasam kumatir na veda

> > mahat--exalted; gunan--the qualities; atmani--in himself; kartum--to manifest; isah--competent; kah--who; stavakaih--by followers; stavayate--causes to be praised; asatah--not existing; api--although; te--they; asya--of him; abhavisyan--might have been; iti--thus; vipralabdhah--cheated; jana--of people; avahasam--insult; kumatih--a fool; na--does not; veda--know.

> > TRANSLATION

> > How could an intelligent man competent enough to possess such exalted qualities allow his followers to praise him if he did not actually have them? Praising a man by saying that if he were educated he might have become a great scholar or great personality is nothing but a process of cheating. A foolish person who agrees to accept such praise does not know that such words simply insult him.

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> > TEXT 25

> > prabhavo hy atmanah stotram

> > jugupsanty api visrutah

> > hrimantah paramodarah

> > paurusam va vigarhitam

> > prabhavah--very powerful persons; hi--certainly; atmanah--of themselves; stotram--praise; jugupsanti--do not like; api--although; visrutah--very famous; hri-mantah--modest; parama-udarah--very magnanimous persons; paurusam--powerful actions; va--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.

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> > TEXT 26

> > vayam tv avidita loke

> > sutadyapi varimabhih

> > karmabhih katham atmanam

> > gapayisyama balavat

> > vayam--we; tu--then; aviditah--not famous; loke--in the world; suta-adya--O persons headed by the suta; api--just now; varimabhih--great, praiseworthy; karmabhih--by actions; katham--how; atmanam--unto myself; gapayisyama--I shall engage you in offering; balavat--like children.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Prthu continued: My dear devotees, headed by the suta, just now I am not very famous for my personal activities because I have not done anything praiseworthy you could glorify. Therefore how could I engage you in praising my activities exactly like children?

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