> > 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 2

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> > Chapter Twenty: Lord Visnu's Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahâraja Prithu

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> > TEXT 1

> > maitreya uvâca

> > bhagavân api vaikunthah

> > sâkam maghavatâ vibhuh

> > yajnair yajna-patis tusto

> > yajna-bhuk tam abhâsata

> > maitreyah uvâca--the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; bhagavân--the Supreme personality of Godhead, Visnu; api--also; vaikunthah--the Lord of Vaikuntha; sâkam--along with; maghavatâ--King Indra; vibhuh--the Lord; yajnaih--by the sacrifices; yajna-patih--the Lord of all yajnas; tustah--satisfied; yajna-bhuk--the enjoyer of the yajna; tam--unto King Prthu; abhâ-sata--said.

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> > TEXT 2

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > esa te 'kârsîd bhangam

> > haya-medha-satasya ha

> > ksamâpayata âtmânam

> > amusya ksantum arhasi

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, spoke; esah--this Lord Indra; te--your; akârsit--performed; bhangam--disturbance; haya--horse; medha--sacrifice; satasya--of the one-hundredth; ha--indeed; ksamâpayatah--who is asking pardon; âtmânam--unto yourself; amusya--him; ksantum--to forgive; arhasi--you ought.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, said: My dear King Prthu, Indra, the King of heaven, has disturbed your execution of one hundred sacrifices. Now he has come with Me to be forgiven by you. Therefore excuse him.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sudhiyah sâdhavo loke

> > naradeva narottamâh

> > nâbhidruhyanti bhûtebhyo

> > yarhi nâtmâ kalevaram

> > su-dhiyah--the most intelligent persons; sâdhavah--who are inclined to perform welfare activities; loke--in this world; nara-deva--O King; nara-uttamâh--the best of human beings; na abhidruhyanti--never become malicious; bhûtebhyah--toward other living beings; yarhi--because; na--never; âtmâ--the self or soul; kalevaram--this body.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, one who is advanced in intelligence and eager to perform welfare activities for others is considered best amongst human beings. An advanced human being is never malicious to others. Those with advanced intelligence are always conscious that this material body is different from the soul.

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> > TEXT 4

> > purusâ yadi muhyanti

> > tvâdrsâ deva-mâyayâ

> > srama eva param jâto

> > dîrghayâ vrddha-sevayâ

> > purusâh--persons; yadi--if; muhyanti--become bewildered; tvâdrsâh--like you; deva--of the Supreme Lord; mâyayâ--by the energy; sramah--exertion; eva--certainly; param--only; jâtah--produced; dîrghayâ--for a long time; vrddha-sevayâ--by serving the superiors.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If a personality like you, who are so much advanced because of executing the instructions of the previous acaryas, is carred away by the influence of My material energy, then all your advancement may be considered simply a waste of time.

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> > TEXT 5

> > atah kâyam imam vidvân

> > avidyâ-kâma-karmabhih

> > ârabdha iti naivâsmin

> > pratibuddho 'nusajjate

> > atah--therefore; kâyam--body; imam--this; vidvân--he who has knowledge; avidyâ--by nescience; kâma--desires; karmabhih--and by activities; ârabdhah--created; iti--thus; na--never; eva--certainly; asmin--to this body; pratibuddhah--one who knows; anusajjate--becomes addicted.

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> > TEXT 6

> > asamsaktah sarîre 'sminn

> > amunotpâdite grhe

> > apatye dravine vâpi

> > kah kuryân mamatâm budhah

> > asamsaktah--being unattached; sarîre--to the body; asmin--this; amunâ--by such a bodily conception; utpâdite--produced; grhe--house; apatye--children; dravine--wealth; vâ--or; api--also; kah--who; kuryât--would do; mamatâm--affinity; budhah--learned person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > How can a highly learned person who has absolutely no affinity for the bodily conception of life be affected by the bodily conception in regard to house, children, wealth and similar other bodily productions?

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> > TEXT 7

> > ekah suddhah svayam-jyotir

> > nirguno 'sau gunâsrayah

> > sarva-go 'nâvrtah sâksî

> > nirâtmâtmâtmanah parah

> > ekah--one; suddhah--pure; svayam--self; jyotih--effulgent; nirgunah--without material qualifications; asau--that; guna-âsrayah--the reservoir of good qualities; sarva-gah--able to go everywhere; anâvrtah--without being covered by matter; sâksî--witness; nirâtmâ--without another self; âtma-âtmanah--to the body and mind; parah--transcendental.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The individual soul is one, Pure, nonmaterial and self-effulgent. He is the reservoir of all good qualities, and He is all-pervading. He is without material covering, and He is the witness of all activities. He is completely distinguished from other living entities, and He is transcendental to all embodied souls.

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> > TEXT 8

> > ya evam santam âtmânam

> > âtma-stham veda pûrusah

> > nâjyate prakrti-stho 'pi

> > tad-gunaih sa mayi sthitah

> > yah--anyone who; evam--thus; santam--existing; âtmânam--the individual âtmâ and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Paramâtmâ; âtmastham--situated within his body; veda--knows; pûrusah--person; na--never; ajyate--is affected; prakrti--in material nature; sthah--situated; api--although; tat-gunaih--by the material modes of nature; sah--such a person; mayi--in Me; sthitah--situated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although within the material nature, one who is thus situated in full knowledge of the Paramatma and atma is never affected by the modes of material nature, for he is always situated in My transcendental loving service.

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> > TEXT 9

> > yah sva-dharmena mâm nityam

> > nirâsîh sraddhayânvitah

> > bhajate sanakais tasya

> > mano râjan prasîdati

> > yah--anyone who; sva-dhamaena--by his occupational duties; mâm--Me; nityam--regularly; nirâsîh--without any motive; sraddhayâ--with faith and devotion; anvitah--endowed; bhajate--worships; sanakaih--gradually; tasya--his; manah--mind; râjan--O King Prthu; prasîdati--becomes fully satisfied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, continued: My dear King Prthu, when one situated in his occupational duty engages in My loving service without motive for material gain, he gradually becomes very satisfied within.

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> > TEXT 10

> > parityakta-gunah samyag

> > darsano visadâsayah

> > sântim me samavasthânam

> > brahma kaivalyam asnute

> > parityakta-gunah--one who is disassociated from the material modes of nature; samyak--equal; darsanah--whose vision; visada--uncontaminated; âsayah--whose mind or heart; sântim--peace; me--My; samavasthânam--equal situation; brahma--spirit; kaivalyam--freedom from material contamination; asnute--achieves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the heart is cleansed of all material contamination, the devotee's mind becomes broader and transparent, and he can see things equally. At that stage of life there is peace, and one is situated equally with Me as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha.

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> > TEXT 11

> > udâsînam ivâdhyaksam

> > dravya jnâna-kriyâtmanâm

> > kûta-stham imam âtmânam

> > yo vedâpnoti sobhanam

> > udâsînam--indifferent; iva--simply; adhyaksam--the superintendent; dravya--of the physical elements; jnâna--knowledge-acquiring senses; kriyâ--working senses; âtmânam--and of the mind; kûta-stham--fixed; imam--this; âtmânam--soul; yah--anyone who; veda--knows; âpnoti--gets; sobhanam--all good fortune.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Anyone who knows that this material body, made of the five gross elements, the sense organs, the working senses and the mind, is simply supervised by the fixed soul is eligible to be liberated from material bondage.

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> > TEXT 12

> > bhinnasya lingasya guna-pravâho

> > dravya-kriyâ-kâraka-cetanâtmanah

> > drstâsu sampatsu vipatsu sûrayo

> > na vikriyante mayi baddha-sauhrdâh

> > bhinnasya--different; lingasya--of the body; guna--of the three modes of material nature; pravâhah--the constant change; dravya--physical elements; kriyâ--activities of the senses; kâraka--demigods; cetanâ--and the mind; âtmanah--consisting of; drstâsu--when experienced; sampatsu--happiness; vipatsu--distress; sûrayah--those who are advanced in knowledge; na--never; vikriyante--become disturbed; mayi--unto Me; baddha-sauhrdâh--bound in friendship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Visnu told King Prthu: My dear King, the constant change of this material world is due to the interaction of the three modes of material nature. The five elements, the senses, the demigods who control the senses, as well as the mind, which is agitated by the spirit soul--all these taken together comprise the body. Since the spirit soul is completely different from this combination of gross and subtle material elements, My devotee who is connected with Me in intense friendship and affection, being completely in knowledge, is never agitated by material happiness and distress.

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> > TEXT 13

> > samah samânottama-madhyamâdhamah

> > sukhe ca duhkhe ca jitendriyâsayah

> > mayopaklptâkhila-loka-samyuto

> > vidhatsva vîrâkhila-loka-raksanam

> > samah--equipoised; samâna--all equal; uttama--one who is greater; madhyama--one who is in an intermediate position; adhamah--one who is in a lower standard of life; sukhe--in happiness; ca--and; duhkhe--in distress; ca--also; jita-indriya--having controlled the senses; âsayah--and mind; mayâ -- by Me; upaklpta--arranged; akhila--all; loka--by people; samyutah--being accompanied; vidhatsva--give; vîra--O hero; akhila--all; loka--to the citizens; raksanam--protection.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear heroic King, please keep yourself always equipoised and treat people equally, whether they are greater than you, in the intermediate stage or lower than you. Do not be disturbed by temporary distress or happiness. Fully control your mind and senses. In this transcendental position, try to execute your duty as king in whatever condition of life you may be posted by My arrangement, for your only duty here is to give protection to the citizens of your kingdom.

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> > TEXT 14

> > sreyah prajâ-pâlanam eva râjno

> > yat sâmparâye sukrtât sastham amsam

> > hartânyathâ hrta-punyah prajânâm

> > araksitâ kara-hâro 'gham atti

> > sreyah--auspicious; prajâ-pâlanam--ruling over the general mass of people; eva--certainly; râjnah--for the king; yat--because; sâmparâye--in the next birth; su-krtât--from the pious activities; sastham amsam--one-sixth part; hartâ--collector; anyathâ--otherwise; hrta-punyah--being bereft of the results of pious activities; prâjanâm--of the citizens; araksitâ--one who does not protect; kara-hârah--tax collector; agham--sin; atti--receives or suffers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To give protection to the general mass of people who are citizens of the state is the prescribed occupational duty for a king. By acting in that way, the king in his next life shares one sixth of the result of the pious activities of the citizens. But a king or executive head of state who simply collects taxes from the citizens but does not give them proper protection as human beings has the results of his own pious activities taken away by the citizens, and in exchange for his not giving protection he becomes liable to punishment for the impious activities of his subjects.

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> > TEXT 15

> > evam dvijâgryânumatânuvrtta-

> > dharma-pradhâno 'nyatamo 'vitâsyâh

> > hrasvena kâlena grhopayâtân

> > drastâsi siddhân anurakta-lokah

> > evam--thus; dvija--of the brâhmanas; agrya--by the foremost; anumata--approved; anuvrtta--received by disciplic succession; dharma--religious principles; pradhânah--he whose chief interest is; anyatamah--unattached; avitâ--the protector; asyâh--of the earth; hrasvena--short; kâlena--in time; grha--to your home; upayâtân--having come personally; drastâsi--you will see; siddhân--perfected personalities; anurakta-lokah--being loved by the citizens.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Visnu continued: My dear King Prthu, if you continue to protect the citizens according to the instructions of the learned brahmana authorities, as they are received by the disciplic succession--by hearing--from master to disciple, and if you follow the religious principles laid down by them, without attachment to ideas manufactured by mental concoction, then every one of your citizens will be happy and will love you, and very soon you will be able to see such already liberated personalities as the four Kumaras [Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumara].

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> > TEXT 16

> > varam ca mat kancana mânavendra

> > vrnîsva te 'ham guna-sîla-yantritah

> > nâham makhair vai sulabhas tapobhir

> > yogena vâ yat sama-citta-vartî

> > varam--benediction; ca--also; mat--from Me; kancana--whatever you like; mânava-indra--O chief of human beings; vrnîsva--please request; te--your; aham--I; guna-sîla--by elevated qualities and excellent behavior; yantritah--being captivated; na--not; aham--I; makhaih--by sacrifices; vai--certainly; su-labhah--easily obtained; tapobhih--by austerities; yogena--by practice of mystic yoga; vâ--or; yat--because of which; sama-citta--in one who is equipoised; vartî--being situated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, I am very captivated by your elevated qualities and excellent behavior, and thus I am very favorably inclined toward you. You may therefore ask from Me any benediction you like. One who does not possess elevated qualities and behavior cannot possibly achieve My favor simply by performance of sacrifices, severe austerities or mystic yoga. But I always remain equipoised in the heart of one who is also equipoised in all circumstances.

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> > TEXT 17

> > maitreya uvâca

> > sa ittham loka-gurunâ

> > visvaksenena visva jit

> > anusâsita âdesam

> > sirasâ jagrhe hareh

> > maitreyah uvâca--Maitreya said; sah--he; ittham--thus; loka-gurunâ--by the supreme master of all people; visvaksenena--by the Personality of Godhead; visva jit--the conqueror of the world (Mahârâja Prthu); anusâsitah--being ordered; âdesam--instructions; sirasâ--on the head; jagrhe--accepted; hareh--of the personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great saint Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, in this way Maharaja Prthu, the conqueror of the entire world, accepted the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead on his head.

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> > TEXT 18

> > sprsantam pâdayoh premnâ

> > vrîditam svena karmanâ-

> > sata-kratum parisvajya

> > vidvesam visasarja ha

> > sprsantam--touching; pâdayoh--the feet; premnâ--in ecstasy; vrîditam--ashamed; svena--his own; karmanâ--by activities; sata-kratum--King Indra; parisvajya--embracing; vidvesam--envy; visasarja--gave up; ha--of course.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As King Indra was standing by, he became ashamed of his own activities and fell down before King Prthu to touch his lotus feet. But Prthu Maharaja immediately embraced him in great ecstasy and gave up all envy against him for his having stolen the horse meant for the sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 19

> > bhagavân atha visvâtmâ

> > prthunopahrtârhanah

> > samujjihânayâ bhaktyâ

> > grhîta-caranâmbujah

> > bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha--thereupon; visva-âtmâ--the Supersoul; prthunâ--by King Prthu; upahrta--being offered; arhanah--all the paraphernalia for worship; samujjihânayâ--gradually increased; bhaktyâ--whose devotional service; grhîta--taken; carana-ambujah--His lotus feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Prthu abundantly worshiped the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was so merciful to him. While worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord, Prthu Maharaja gradually increased his ecstasy in devotional service.

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> > TEXT 20

> > prasthânâbhimukho 'py enam

> > anugraha-vilambitah

> > pasyan padma-palâsâkso

> > na pratasthe suhrt satâm

> > prasthâna--to leave; abhimukhah--ready; api--although; enam--him (Prthu); anugraha--by kindness; vilambitah--detained; pasyan--seeing; padma-palâsa-aksah--the Lord, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower; na--not; pratasthe--departed; suhrt--the well-wisher; satâm--of the devotees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord was just about to leave, but because He was so greatly inclined toward the behavior of King Prthu, He did not depart. Seeing the behavior of Maharaja Prthu with His lotus eyes, He was detained because He is always the well-wisher of His devotees.

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> > TEXT 21

> > sa âdi-râjo racitânjalir harim

> > vilokitum nâsakad asru-locanah

> > na kincanovâca sa bâspa-viklavo

> > hrdopaguhyâmum adhâd avasthitah

> > sah--he; âdi-râjah--the original king; racita-anjalih--with folded hands; harim--the Supreme personality of Godhead; vilokitum--to look upon; na--not; asakat--was able; asru-locanah--his eyes full of tears; na--not; kincana--anything; uvâca--spoke; sah--he; bâspa-viklavah--his voice being choked up; hrdâ -- with his heart; upaguhya--embracing; amum--the Lord; adhât--he remained; avasthitah--standing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The original king, Maharaja Prthu, his eyes full of tears and his voice faltering and choked up, could neither see the Lord very distinctly nor speak to address the Lord in any way. He simply embraced the Lord within his heart and remained standing in that way with folded hands.

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> > TEXT 22

> > athâvamrjyâsru-kalâ vilokayann

> > atrpta-drg-gocaram âha pûrusam

> > padâ sprsantam ksitim amsa unnate

> > vinyasta-hastâgram uranga-vidvisah

> > atha--thereupon; avamrjya--wiping; asru-kalâh--the tears in his eyes; vilokayan--observing; atrpta--not satisfied; drk-gocaram--visible to his naked eyes; âha--he said; pûrusam--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padâ--with His lotus feet; sprsantam--just touching; ksitim--the ground; amse--on the shoulder; unnate--raised; vinyasta--rested; hasta--of His hand; agram--the front part; uranga-vidvisah--of Garuda, the enemy of the snakes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead stood with His lotus feet almost touching the ground while He rested the front of His hand on the raised shoulder of Garuda, the enemy of the snakes. Maharaja Prthu, wiping the tears from his eyes, tried to look upon the Lord, but it appeared that the King was not fully satisfied by looking at Him. Thus the King offered the following prayers.

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> > TEXT 23

> > prthur uvâca

> > varân vibho tvad varadesvarâd budhah

> > katham vrnîte guna-vikriyâtmanâm

> > ye nârakânâm api santi dehinâm

> > tân îsa kaivalya-pate vrne na ca

> > prthuh uvâca--Prthu Mahârâja said; varân--benedictions; vibho--my dear Supreme Lord; tvat--from You; vara-da-îsvarât--from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the highest of the bestowers of benedictions; budhah--a learned person; katham--how; vrnîte--could ask for; guna-vikriyâ--bewildered by the modes of material nature; âtmanâm--of the living entities; ye--which; nârakânâm--of the living entities living in hell; api--also; santi--exist; dehinâm--of the embodied; tân--all those; îsa--O Supreme Lord; kaivalya-pate--O bestower of merging in the existence of the Lord; vrne--I ask for; na--not; ca--also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, You are the best of the demigods who can offer benedictions. Why, therefore, should any learned person ask You for benedictions meant for living entities bewildered by the modes of nature? Such benedictions are available automatically, even in the lives of living entities suffering in hellish conditions. My dear Lord, You can certainly bestow merging into Your existence, but I do not wish to have such a benediction.

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> > TEXT 24

> > na kâmaye nâtha tad apy aham kvacin

> > na yatra yusmac-caranâmbujâsavah

> > mahattamântar-hrdayân mukha-cyuto

> > vidhatsva karnâyutam esa me varah

> > na--not; kâmaye--do I desire; nâtha--O master; tat--that; api--even; aham--I; kvacit--at any time; na--not; yatra--where; yusmat--Your; carana-ambuja--of the lotus feet; âsavah--the nectarean beverage; mahat-tama--of the great devotees; antah-hrdayât--from the core of the heart; mukha--from the mouths; cyutah--being delivered; vidhatsva--give; karna--ears; ayutam--one million; esah--this; me--my; varah--benediction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, I therefore do not wish to have the benediction of merging into Your existence, a benediction in which there is no existence of the nectarean beverage of Your lotus feet. I want the benediction of at least one million ears, for thus I may be able to hear about the glories of Your lotus feet from the mouths of Your pure devotees.

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> > TEXT 25

> > sa uttamasloka mahan-mukha-cyuto

> > bhavat-padâmbhoja-sudhâ-kanânilah

> > smrtim punar vismrta-tattva-vartmanâm

> > kuyoginâm no vitaraty alam varaih

> > sah--that; uttama-sloka--O Lord, who are praised by selected verses; mahat--of great devotees; mukha-cyutah--delivered from the mouths; bhavat--Your; pada-ambhoja--from the lotus feet; sudhâ--of nectar; kana--particles; anilah--soothing breeze; smrtim--remembrance; punah--again; vismrta--forgotten; tattva--to the truth; vartmanâm--of persons whose path; ku-yoginam--of persons not in the line of devotional service; nah--of us; vitarati--restores; alam--unnecessary; varaih--other benedictions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, You are glorified by the selected verses uttered by great personalities. Such glorification of Your lotus feet is just like saffron particles. When the transcendental vibration from the mouths of great devotees carries the aroma of the saffron dust of Your lotus feet, the forgetful living entity gradually remembers his eternal relationship with You. Devotees thus gradually come to the right conclusion about the value of life. My dear Lord, I therefore do not need any other benediction but the opportunity to hear from the mouth of Your pure devotee.

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> > TEXT 26

> > yasah sivam susrava ârya-sangame

> > yadrcchayâ copasrnoti te sakrt

> > katham guna jno viramed vinâ pasum

> > srîr yat pravavre guna-sangrahecchayâ

> > yasah--glorification; sivam--all-auspicious; su-sravah--O highly glorified Lord; ârya-sangame--in the association of advanced devotees; yadrcchayâ--somehow or other; ca--also; upasrnoti--hears; te--Your; sakrt--even once; katham--how; guna jnah--one who appreciates good qualities; viramet--can cease; vinâ--unless; pasum--an animal; srîh--the goddess of fortune; yat--which; pravavre--accepted; guna--Your qualities; sangraha--to receive; icchayâ--with a desire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear highly glorified Lord, if one, in the association of pure devotees, hears even once the glories of Your activities, he does not, unless he is nothing but an animal, give up the association of devotees, for no intelligent person would be so careless as to leave their association. The perfection of chanting and hearing about Your glories was accepted even by the goddess of fortune, who desired to hear of Your unlimited activities and transcendental glories.

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> > TEXT 27

> > athâbhaje tvâkhila-pûrusottamam

> > gunâlayam padma-kareva lâlasah

> > apy âvayor eka-pati-sprdhoh kalir

> > na syât krta-tvac-caranaika-tânayoh

> > atha--therefore; âbhaje--I shall engage in devotional service; tvâ--unto You; akhila--all-inclusive; pûrusa-uttamam--the Supreme personality of Godhead; guna-âlayam--the reservoir of all transcendental qualities; padma-karâ--the goddess of fortune, who carries a lotus flower in her hand; iva--like; lâlasah--being desirous; api--indeed; âvayoh--of Laksmi and me; eka-pati--one master; sprdhoh--competing; kalih--quarrel; na--not; syât--may take place; krta--having done; tvat-carana--unto Your lotus feet; eka-tânayoh--one attention.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now I wish to engage in the service of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to serve just like the goddess of fortune, who carries a lotus flower in her hand, because His Lordship, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. I am afraid that the goddess of fortune and I would quarrel because both of us would be attentively engaged in the same service.

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> > TEXT 28

> > jagaj-jananyâm jagad-îsa vaisasam

> > syâd eva yat-karmani nah samîhitam

> > karosi phalgv apy uru dîna-vatsalah

> > sva eva dhisnye 'bhiratasya kim tayâ

> > jagat jananyâm--in the mother of the universe (Laksmî); jagat-îsa--O Lord of the universe; vaisasam--anger; syât--may arise; eva--certainly; yat-karmani--in whose activity; nah--my; samîhitam--desire; karosi--You consider; phalgu--insignificant service; api--even; uru--very great; dîna-vatsalah--favorably inclined to the poor; sve--own; eva--certainly; dhisnye--in Your opulence; abhiratasya--of one who is fully satisfied; kim--what need is there; tayâ--with her.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord of the universe, the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, is the mother of the universe, and yet I think that she may be angry with me because of my intruding upon her service and acting on that very platform to which she is so much attached. Yet I am hopeful that even though there is some misunderstanding, You will take my part, for You are very much inclined to the poor and You always magnify even insignificant service unto You. Therefore even though she becomes angry, I think that there is no harm for You, because You are so self-sufficient that You can do without her.

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> > TEXT 29

> > bhajanty atha tvâm ata eva sâdhavo

> > vyudasta-mâyâ-guna-vibhramodayam

> > bhavat-padânusmaranâd rte satâm

> > nimittam anyad bhagavan na vidmahe

> > bhajanti--they worship; atha--therefore; tvâm--You; atah eva--therefore; sâdhavah--all saintly persons; vyudasta--who dispel; mâyâ-guna--the modes of material nature; vibhrama--misconceptions; udayam--produced; bhavat--Your; pada--lotus feet; anusmaranât--constantly remembering; rte--except; satâm--of great saintly persons; nimittam--reason; anyat--other; bhagavan--O Supreme Personality of Godhead; na--not; vidmahe--I can understand.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Great saintly persons who are always liberated take to Your devotional service because only by devotional service can one be relieved from the illusions of material existence. O my Lord, there is no reason for the liberated souls to take shelter at Your lotus feet except that such souls are constantly thinking of Your feet.

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> > TEXT 30

> > manye giram te jagatâm vimohinîm

> > varam vrnîsveti bhajantam âttha yat

> > vâcâ nu tantyâ yadi te jano 'sitah

> > katham punah karma karoti mohitah

> > manye--I consider; giram--words; te--Your; jagatâm--to the material world; vimohinîm--bewildering; varam--benediction; vrnîsva--just accept; iti--in this way; bhajantam--unto Your devotee; âttha--You spoke; yat--because; vâcâ--by the statements of the Vedas; nu--certainly; tantyâ--by the ropes; yadi--if; te--Your; janah--the people in general; asitah--not bound; katham--how; punah--again and again; karma--fruitive activities; karoti--perform; mohitah--being enamored.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, what You have said to Your unalloyed devotee is certainly very much bewildering. The allurements You offer in the Vedas are certainly not suitable for pure devotees. People in general, bound by the sweet words of the Vedas, engage themselves again and again in fruitive activities, enamored by the results of their actions.

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> > TEXT 31

> > tvan-mâyayâddhâ jana îsa khandito

> > yad anyad âsâsta rtâtmano 'budhah

> > yathâ cared bâla-hitam pitâ svayam

> > tathâ tvam evârhasi nah samîhitum

> > tvat--Your; mâyayâ--by illusory energy; addhâ--certainly; janah--the people in general; îsa--O my Lord; khanditah--separated; yat--because; anyat--other; âsâste--they desire; rta--real; âtmanah--from the self; abudhah--without proper understanding; yathâ--as; caret--would engage in; bâla-hitam--the welfare of one's child; pitâ--the father; svayam--personally; tathâ--similarly; tvam--Your Lordship; eva--certainly; arhasi nah samîhitum--please act on my behalf.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, due to Your illusory energy, all living beings in this material world have forgotten their real constitutional position, and out of ignorance they are always desirous of material happiness in the form of society, friendship and love. Therefore, please do not ask me to take some material benefits from You, but as a father, not waiting for the son's demand, does everything for the benefit of the son, please bestow upon me whatever You think best for me.

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> > TEXT 32

> > maitreya uvâca

> > ity âdi-râjena nutah sa visva-drk

> > tam âha râjan mayi bhaktir astu te

> > distyedrsî dhîr mayi te krtâ yayâ

> > mâyâm madîyâm tarati sma dustyajâm

> > maitreyah--Maitreya, the great sage; uvâca--spoke; iti--thus; âdi-râjena--by the original king (Prthu); nutah--being worshiped; sah--He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); visva-drk--the seer of the whole universe; tam--unto him; âha--said; râjan--my dear King; mayi--unto Me; bhaktih--devotional service; astu--let it be; te--your; distyâ--by good fortune; îdrsî--like this; dhîh--intelligence; mayi--unto Me; te--by you; krtâ--having been performed; yayâ--by which; mâyâm--illusory energy; madîyâm--My; tarati--crosses over; sma--certainly; dustyajâm--very difficult to give up.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great sage Maitreya continued by saying that the Lord, the seer of the universe, after hearing Prthu Maharaja's prayer, addressed the King: My dear King, may you always be blessed by engaging in My devotional service. Only by such purity of purpose, as you yourself very intelligently express, can one cross over the insurmountable illusory energy of maya.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tat tvam kuru mayâdistam

> > apramattah prajâpate

> > mad-âdesa-karo lokah

> > sarvatrâpnoti sobhanam

> > tat--therefore; tvam--you; kuru--do; mayâ--by Me; âdistam--what is ordered; apramattah--without being misguided; prajâ-pate--O master of the citizens; mat--of Me; âdesa-karah--who executes the order; lokah--any person; sarvatra--everywhere; âpnoti--achieves; sobhanam--all good fortune.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, O protector of the citizens, henceforward be very careful to execute My orders and not be misled by anything. Anyone who lives in that way, simply carrying out My orders faithfully, will always find good fortune all over the world.

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> > TEXT 34

> > maitreya uvâca

> > iti vainyasya râjarseh

> > pratinandyârthavad vacah

> > pûjito 'nugrhîtvainam

> > gantum cakre 'cyuto matim

> > maitreyah uvâca--the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti--thus; vainyasya--of the son of King Vena (Prthu Mahârâja); râja-rseh--of the saintly King; pratinandya--appreciating; artha-vat vacah--the prayers, which were full of meaning; pûjitah--being worshiped; anugrhîtvâ--sufficiently benedicting; enam--King Prthu; gantum--to go from that place; cakre--made up; acyutah--the infallible Lord; matim--His mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great saint Maitreya told Vidura: The Supreme Personality of Godhead amply appreciated the meaningful prayers of Maharaja Prthu. Thus, after being properly worshiped by the King, the Lord blessed him and decided to depart.

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> > TEXT 35-36

> > devarsi-pitr-gandharva-

> > siddha-cârana-pannagâh

> > kinnarâpsaraso martyâh

> > khagâ bhûtâny anekasah

> > yajnesvara-dhiyâ râjnâ

> > vâg-vittânjali-bhaktitah

> > sabhâjitâ yayuh sarve

> > vaikunthânugatâs tatah

> > deva--the demigods; rsi--the great sages; pitr--inhabitants of Pitrloka; gandharva--inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; siddha--inhabitants of Siddhaloka; cârana--inhabitants of Caranaloka; pannagâh--inhabitants of the planets where serpents live; kinnara--inhabitants of the Kinnara planets; apsarasah--inhabitants of Apsaroloka; martyâh--inhabitants of the earthly planets; khagâh--birds; bhûtâni--other living entities; anekasah--many; yajna-îsvara-dhiyâ--with the perfect intelligence of thinking as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord; râjnâ--by the King; vâk--with sweet words; vitta--wealth; anjali--with folded hands; bhaktitah--in a spirit of devotional service; sabhâjitâh--being properly worshiped; yayuh--went; sarve--all; vaikuntha--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; anugatâh--followers; tatah--from that place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Prthu worshiped the demigods, the great sages, the inhabitants of Pitrloka, the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and those of Siddhaloka, Caranaloka, Pannagaloka, Kinnaraloka, Apsaroloka, the earthly planets and the planets of the birds. He also worshiped many other living entities who presented themselves in the sacrificial arena. With folded hands he worshiped all these, as well as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the personal associates of the Lord, by offering sweet words and as much wealth as possible. After this function, they all went back to their respective abodes, following in the footsteps of Lord Visnu.

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> > TEXT 37

> > bhagavân api râjarseh

> > sopâdhyâyasya câcyutah

> > harann iva mano 'musya

> > sva-dhâma pratyapadyata

> > bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api--also; râja-rseh--of the saintly King; sa-upâdhyâyasya--along with all the priests; ca--also; acyutah--the infallible Lord; haran--captivating; iva--indeed; manah--the mind; amusya--of him; sva-dhâma--to His abode; pratyapadyata--returned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead, having captivated the minds of the King and the priests who were present, returned to His abode in the spiritual sky.

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> > TEXT 38

> > adrstâya namaskrtya

> > nrpah sandarsitâtmane

> > avyaktâya ca devânâm

> > devâya sva-puram yayau

> > adrstâya--unto one who is beyond the purview of material vision; namah-krtya--offering obeisances; nrpah--the King; sandarsita--revealed; âtmane--unto the Supreme Soul; avyaktâya--who is beyond the manifestation of the material world; ca--also; devânâm--of the demigods; devâya--unto the Supreme Lord; sva-puram--to his own house; yayau--returned.

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