Chapter 1: The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata

 

5.1.1

rājovāca

priyavrato bhāgavata

ātmārāmaḥ kathaḿ mune

gṛhe 'ramata yan-mūlaḥ

karma-bandhaḥ parābhavaḥ

 

rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit said; priya-vrataḥ — King Priyavrata; bhāgavataḥ — the great devotee; ātma-ārāmaḥ — who takes pleasure in self-realization; katham — why; mune — O great sage; gṛhe — at home; aramata — enjoyed; yat-mūlaḥ — having which as the root cause; karma-bandhaḥ — the bondage of fruitive activities; parābhavaḥ — the defeat of one's human mission.

 

TRANSLATION

 

King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O great sage, why did King Priyavrata, who was a great, self-realized devotee of the Lord, remain in household life, which is the root cause of the bondage of karma [fruitive activities] and which defeats the mission of human life?

 

5.1.2

na nūnaḿ mukta-sańgānāḿ

tādṛśānāḿ dvijarṣabha

gṛheṣv abhiniveśo 'yaḿ

puḿsāḿ bhavitum arhati

 

na — not; nūnam — certainly; mukta-sańgānām — who are free from attachment; tādṛśānām — such; dvija-ṛṣabha — O greatest of the brāhmaṇas; gṛheṣu — to family life; abhiniveśaḥ — excessive attachment; ayam — this; puḿsām — of persons; bhavitum — to be; arhati — is possible.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Devotees are certainly liberated persons. Therefore, O greatest of the brāhmaṇas, they cannot possibly be absorbed in family affairs.

 

5.1.3

mahatāḿ khalu viprarṣe

uttamaśloka-pādayoḥ

chāyā-nirvṛta-cittānāḿ

na kuṭumbe spṛhā-matiḥ

 

mahatām — of great devotees; khalu — certainly; vipra-ṛṣe — O great sage among the brāhmaṇas; uttama-śloka-pādayoḥ — of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; chāyā — by the shade; nirvṛta — satiated; cittānām — whose consciousness; na — never; kuṭumbe — to family members; spṛhā-matiḥ — consciousness with attachment.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Elevated mahātmās who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are fully satiated by the shade of those lotus feet. Their consciousness cannot possibly become attached to family members.

 

5.1.4

saḿśayo 'yaḿ mahān brahman

dārāgāra-sutādiṣu

saktasya yat siddhir abhūt

kṛṣṇe ca matir acyutā

 

saḿśayaḥ — doubt; ayam — this; mahān — great; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; dāra — to the wife; āgāra — home; suta — children; ādiṣu — and so on; saktasya — of a person attached; yat — because; siddhiḥ — perfection; abhūt — became; kṛṣṇe — unto Kṛṣṇa; ca — also; matiḥ — attachment; acyutā — infallible.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The King continued: O great brāhmaṇa, this is my great doubt. How was it possible for a person like King Priyavrata, who was so attached to wife, children and home, to achieve the topmost infallible perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?

 

5.1.5

śrī-śuka uvāca

bāḍham uktaḿ bhagavata uttamaślokasya śrīmac-caraṇāravinda-makaranda-rasa āveśita-cetaso bhāgavata-paramahaḿsa-dayita-kathāḿ kiñcid antarāya-vihatāḿ svāḿ śivatamāḿ padavīḿ na prāyeṇa hinvanti

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; bāḍham — correct; uktam — what you have said; bhagavataḥ — of the Personality of Godhead; uttama-ślokasya — who is praised with excellent verses; śrīmat-caraṇa-aravinda — of the feet, which are just like the most beautiful fragrant lotus flowers; makaranda — honey; rase — in the nectar; āveśita — absorbed; cetasaḥ — whose hearts; bhāgavata — to the devotees; paramahaḿsa — liberated persons; dayita — pleasing; kathām — glorification; kiñcit — sometimes; antarāya — by impediments; vihatām — checked; svām — own; śiva-tamām — most exalted; padavīm — position; na — do not; prāyeṇa — almost always; hinvanti — give up.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: What you have said is correct. The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is praised in eloquent, transcendental verses by such exalted personalities as Brahmā, are very pleasing to great devotees and liberated persons. One who is attached to the nectarean honey of the Lord's lotus feet, and whose mind is always absorbed in His glories, may sometimes be checked by some impediment, but he still never gives up the exalted position he has acquired.

 

5.1.6

yarhi vāva ha rājan sa rāja-putraḥ priyavrataḥ parama-bhāgavato nāradasya caraṇopasevayāñjasāvagata-paramārtha-satattvo brahma-satreṇa dīkṣiṣyamāṇo 'vani-tala-paripālanāyāmnāta-pravara-guṇa-gaṇaikānta-bhājanatayā sva-pitropāmantrito bhagavati vāsudeva evāvyavadhāna-samādhi-yogena samāveśita-sakala-kāraka-kriyā-kalāpo naivābhyanandad yadyapi tad apratyāmnātavyaḿ tad-adhikaraṇa ātmano 'nyasmād asato 'pi parābhavam anvīkṣamāṇaḥ

 

yarhi — because; vāva ha — indeed; rājan — O King; saḥ — he; rāja-putraḥ — the Prince; priyavrataḥ — Priyavrata; parama — supreme; bhāgavataḥ — devotee; nāradasya — of Nārada; caraṇa — the lotus feet; upasevayā — by serving; añjasā — quickly; avagata — became aware of; parama-artha — transcendental subject matter; sa-tattvaḥ — with all knowable facts; brahma-satreṇa — by continuous discussion of the Supreme; dīkṣiṣyamāṇaḥ — desiring to fully dedicate himself; avani-tala — the surface of the globe; paripālanāya — to rule over; āmnāta — directed in the revealed scriptures; pravara — highest; guṇa — of qualities; gaṇa — the sum total; ekānta — without deviation; bhājanatayā — because of his possessing; sva-pitrā — by his father; upāmantritaḥ — being asked; bhagavati — in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudeve — the all-pervading Lord; eva — certainly; avyavadhāna — without cessation; samādhi-yogena — by practicing yoga in complete absorption; samāveśita — completely dedicated; sakala — all; kāraka — senses; kriyā-kalāpaḥ — whose total activities; na — not; eva — thus; abhyanandat — welcomed; yadyapi — although; tat — that; apratyāmnātavyam — not to be rejected for any reason; tat-adhikaraṇe — in occupying that post; ātmanaḥ — of himself; anyasmāt — by other engagements; asataḥ — material; api — certainly; parābhavam — deterioration; anvīkṣamāṇaḥ — foreseeing.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, Prince Priyavrata was a great devotee because he sought the lotus feet of Nārada, his spiritual master, and thus achieved the highest perfection in transcendental knowledge. With advanced knowledge, he always engaged in discussing spiritual subjects and did not divert his attention to anything else. The Prince's father then asked him to take charge of ruling the world. He tried to convince Priyavrata that this was his duty as indicated in the revealed scriptures. Prince Priyavrata, however, was continuously practicing bhakti-yoga by constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thus engaging all his senses in the service of the Lord. Therefore, although the order of his father could not be rejected, the Prince did not welcome it. Thus he very conscientiously raised the question of whether he might be diverted from devotional service by accepting the responsibility of ruling over the world.

 

5.1.7

atha ha bhagavān ādi-deva etasya guṇa-visargasya paribṛḿhaṇānudhyāna-vyavasita-sakala-jagad-abhiprāya ātma-yonir akhila-nigama-nija-gaṇa-pariveṣṭitaḥ sva-bhavanād avatatāra

 

atha — thus; ha — indeed; bhagavān — the most powerful; ādi-devaḥ — the first demigod; etasya — of this universe; guṇa-visargasya — the creation of the three modes of material nature; paribṛḿhaṇa — the welfare; anudhyāna — always thinking of; vyavasita — known; sakala — whole; jagat — of the universe; abhiprāyaḥ — by whom the ultimate purpose; ātma — the Supreme Self; yoniḥ — whose source of birth; akhila — all; nigama — by the Vedas; nija-gaṇa — by personal associates; pariveṣṭitaḥ — being surrounded; sva-bhavanāt — from his own abode; avatatāra — descended.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: The first created being and most powerful demigod in this universe is Lord Brahmā, who is always responsible for developing universal affairs. Born directly from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he dedicates his activities to the welfare of the entire universe, for he knows the purpose of the universal creation. This supremely powerful Lord Brahmā, accompanied by his associates and the personified Vedas, left his own abode in the highest planetary system and descended to the place of Prince Priyavrata's meditation.

 

5.1.8

sa tatra tatra gagana-tala uḍu-patir iva vimānāvalibhir anupatham amara-parivṛḍhair abhipūjyamānaḥ pathi pathi ca varūthaśaḥ siddha-gandharva-sādhya-cāraṇa-muni-gaṇair upagīyamāno gandha-mādana-droṇīm avabhāsayann upasasarpa

 

saḥ — he (Lord Brahmā); tatra tatra — here and there; gagana-tale — under the canopy of the sky; uḍu-patiḥ — the moon; iva — like; vimāna-āvalibhiḥ — in their different airplanes; anupatham — along the path; amara — of the demigods; parivṛḍhaiḥ — by the leaders; abhipūjyamānaḥ — being worshiped; pathi pathi — on the way, one after another; ca — also; varūthaśaḥ — in groups; siddha — by the residents of Siddhaloka; gandharva — by the residents of Gandharvaloka; sādhya — by the residents of Sādhyaloka; cāraṇa — by the residents of Cāraṇaloka; muni-gaṇaiḥ — and by great sages; upagīyamānaḥ — being worshiped; gandha-mādana — of the planet where the Gandhamādana Hill is found; droṇīm — the border; avabhāsayan — illuminating; upasasarpa — he approached.

 

TRANSLATION

 

As Lord Brahmā descended on his carrier, the great swan, all the residents of the planets named Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka, Sādhyaloka and Cāraṇaloka, as well as great sages and demigods flying in their different airplanes, assembled within the canopy of the sky to receive Lord Brahmā and worship him. As he received respect and adoration from the residents of the various planets, Lord Brahmā appeared just like the full moon surrounded by illuminating stars. Lord Brahmā's great swan then arrived at the border of Gandhamādana Hill and approached Prince Priyavrata, who was sitting there.

 

5.1.9

tatra ha vā enaḿ devarṣir haḿsa-yānena pitaraḿ bhagavantaḿ hiraṇya-garbham upalabhamānaḥ sahasaivotthāyārhaṇena saha pitā-putrābhyām avahitāñjalir upatasthe

 

tatra — there; ha vā — certainly; enam — him; deva-ṛṣiḥ — the great saint Nārada; haḿsa-yānena — by the swan carrier; pitaram — his father; bhagavantam — most powerful; hiraṇya-garbham — Lord Brahmā; upalabhamānaḥ — understanding; sahasā eva — immediately; utthāya — having stood up; arhaṇena — with paraphernalia for worship; saha — accompanied; pitā-putrābhyām — by Priyavrata and his father. Svāyambhuva Manu; avahita-añjaliḥ — with respect and folded hands; upatasthe — worshiped.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Brahmā, the father of Nārada Muni, is the supreme person within this universe. As soon as Nārada saw the great swan, he could understand that Lord Brahmā had arrived. Therefore he immediately stood up, along with Svāyambhuva Manu and his son Priyavrata, whom Nārada was instructing. Then they folded their hands and began to worship Lord Brahmā with great respect.

 

5.1.10

bhagavān api bhārata tad-upanītārhaṇaḥ sūkta-vākenātitarām udita-guṇa-gaṇāvatāra-sujayaḥ priyavratam ādi-puruṣas taḿ sadaya-hāsāvaloka iti hovāca

 

bhagavān — Lord Brahmā; api — moreover; bhārata — O King Parīkṣit; tat — by them; upanīta — brought forward; arhaṇaḥ — worshipable paraphernalia; sūkta — according to Vedic etiquette; vākena — by language; atitarām — highly; udita — praised; guṇa-gaṇa — qualities; avatāra — because of the descent; su-jayaḥ — whose glories; priyavratam — unto Priyavrata; ādi-puruṣaḥ — the original person; tam — unto him; sa-daya — with compassion; hāsa — smiling; avalokaḥ — whose looking; iti — thus; ha — certainly; uvāca — said.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear King Parīkṣit, because Lord Brahmā had finally descended from Satyaloka to Bhūloka, Nārada Muni, Prince Priyavrata and Svāyambhuva Manu came forward to offer him objects of worship and to praise him in highly qualified language, according to Vedic etiquette. At that time, Lord Brahmā, the original person of this universe, felt compassion for Priyavrata and, looking upon him with a smiling face, spoke to him as follows.

 

5.1.11

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

nibodha tātedam ṛtaḿ bravīmi

māsūyituḿ devam arhasy aprameyam

vayaḿ bhavas te tata eṣa maharṣir

vahāma sarve vivaśā yasya diṣṭam

 

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the supreme person, Lord Brahmā, said; nibodha — kindly hear with attention; tāta — my dear son; idam — this; ṛtam — true; bravīmi — I am speaking; mā — not; asūyitum — to be jealous of; devam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arhasi — you ought; aprameyam — who is beyond our experimental knowledge; vayam — we; bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva; te — your; tataḥ — father; eṣaḥ — this; mahā-ṛṣiḥ — Nārada; vahāmaḥ — carry out; sarve — all; vivaśāḥ — unable to deviate; yasya — of whom; diṣṭam — the order.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Brahmā, the supreme person within this universe, said: My dear Priyavrata, kindly hear attentively what I shall say to you. Do not be jealous of the Supreme Lord, who is beyond our experimental measurements. All of us, including Lord Śiva, your father and the great sage Mahārṣi Nārada, must carry out the order of the Supreme. We cannot deviate from His order.

 

5.1.12

na tasya kaścit tapasā vidyayā vā

na yoga-vīryeṇa manīṣayā vā

naivārtha-dharmaiḥ parataḥ svato vā

kṛtaḿ vihantuḿ tanu-bhṛd vibhūyāt

 

na — never; tasya — His; kaścit — anyone; tapasā — by austerity; vidyayā — by education; vā — or; na — never; yoga — by power of mystic yoga; vīryeṇa — by personal strength; manīṣayā — by intelligence; vā — or; na — never; eva — certainly; artha — by material opulence; dharmaiḥ — by the power of religion; parataḥ — by any external power; svataḥ — by personal endeavor; vā — or; kṛtam — the order; vihantum — to avoid; tanu-bhṛt — a living entity who has accepted a material body; vibhūyāt — is able.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One cannot avoid the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not by the strength of severe austerities, an exalted Vedic education, or the power of mystic yoga, physical prowess or intellectual activities. Nor can one use his power of religion, his material opulence or any other means, either by himself or with the help of others, to defy the orders of the Supreme Lord. That is not possible for any living being, from Brahmā down to the ant.

 

5.1.13

bhavāya nāśāya ca karma kartuḿ

śokāya mohāya sadā bhayāya

sukhāya duḥkhāya ca deha-yogam

avyakta-diṣṭaḿ janatāńga dhatte

 

bhavāya — for birth; nāśāya — for death; ca — also; karma — activity; kartum — to do; śokāya — for bereavement; mohāya — for illusion; sadā — always; bhayāya — for fear; sukhāya — for happiness; duḥkhāya — for distress; ca — also; deha-yogam — connection with a material body; avyakta — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; diṣṭam — directed; janatā — the living entities; ańga — O Priyavrata; dhatte — accept.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear Priyavrata, by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all living entities accept different types of bodies for birth and death, activity, lamentation, illusion, fear of future dangers, and happiness and distress.

 

5.1.14

yad-vāci tantyāḿ guṇa-karma-dāmabhiḥ

sudustarair vatsa vayaḿ suyojitāḥ

sarve vahāmo balim īśvarāya

protā nasīva dvi-pade catuṣ-padaḥ

 

yat — of whom; vāci — in the form of Vedic instruction; tantyām — to a long rope; guṇa — of quality; karma — and work; dāmabhiḥ — by the ropes; su-dustaraiḥ — very difficult to avoid; vatsa — my dear boy; vayam — we; su-yojitāḥ — are engaged; sarve — all; vahāmaḥ — carry out; balim — orders to please Him; īśvarāya — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; protāḥ — being bound; nasi — in the nose; iva — like; dvi-pade — to the two-legged (driver); catuḥ-padaḥ — the four-legged (bulls).

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear boy, all of us are bound by the Vedic injunctions to the divisions of varṇāśrama according to our qualities and work. These divisions are difficult to avoid because they are scientifically arranged. We must therefore carry out our duties of varṇāśrama-dharma, like bulls obliged to move according to the direction of a driver pulling on ropes knotted to their noses.

 

5.1.15

īśābhisṛṣṭaḿ hy avarundhmahe 'ńga

duḥkhaḿ sukhaḿ vā guṇa-karma-sańgāt

āsthāya tat tad yad ayuńkta nāthaś

cakṣuṣmatāndhā iva nīyamānāḥ

 

īśa-abhisṛṣṭam — created or given by the Lord; hi — certainly; avarundhmahe — we have to accept; ańga — my dear Priyavrata; duḥkham — distress; sukham — happiness; vā — or; guṇa-karma — with quality and work; sańgāt — by association; āsthāya — being situated in; tat tat — that condition; yat — which body; ayuńkta — He gave; nāthaḥ — the Supreme Lord; cakṣuṣmatā — by a person having eyes; andhāḥ — blind men; iva — like; nīyamānāḥ — being conducted.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear Priyavrata, according to our association with different modes of material nature, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gives us our specific bodies and the happiness and distress we achieve. One must therefore remain situated as he is and be conducted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exactly as a blind man is led by a person who has eyes with which to see.

 

5.1.16

mukto 'pi tāvad bibhṛyāt sva-deham

ārabdham aśnann abhimāna-śūnyaḥ

yathānubhūtaḿ pratiyāta-nidraḥ

kiḿ tv anya-dehāya guṇān na vṛńkte

 

muktaḥ — a liberated person; api — even; tāvat — so long; bibhṛyāt — must maintain; sva-deham — his own body; ārabdham — obtained as a result of past activity; aśnan — accepting; abhimāna-śūnyaḥ — without erroneous conceptions; yathā — as; anubhūtam — what was perceived; pratiyāta-nidraḥ — one who has awakened from sleep; kim tu — but; anya-dehāya — for another material body; guṇān — the material qualities; na — never; vṛńkte — enjoys.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Even if one is liberated, he nevertheless accepts the body he has received according to his past karma. Without misconceptions, however, he regards his enjoyment and suffering due to that karma the way an awakened person regards a dream he had while sleeping. He thus remains steadfast and never works to achieve another material body under the influence of the three modes of material nature.

 

5.1.17

bhayaḿ pramattasya vaneṣv api syād

yataḥ sa āste saha-ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ

jitendriyasyātma-rater budhasya

gṛhāśramaḥ kiḿ nu karoty avadyam

 

bhayam — fear; pramattasya — of one who is bewildered; vaneṣu — in forests; api — even; syāt — there must be; yataḥ — because; saḥ — he (one who is not self-controlled); āste — is existing; saha — with; ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ — six co-wives; jita-indriyasya — for one who has already conquered the senses; ātma-rateḥ — self-satisfied; budhasya — for such a learned man; gṛha-āśramaḥ — household life; kim — what; nu — indeed; karoti — can do; avadyam — harm.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Even if he goes from forest to forest, one who is not self-controlled must always fear material bondage because he is living with six co-wives — the mind and knowledge-acquiring senses. Even householder life, however, cannot harm a self-satisfied, learned man who has conquered his senses.

 

5.1.18

yaḥ ṣaṭ sapatnān vijigīṣamāṇo

gṛheṣu nirviśya yateta pūrvam

atyeti durgāśrita ūrjitārīn

kṣīṇeṣu kāmaḿ vicared vipaścit

 

yaḥ — anyone who; ṣaṭ — six; sapatnān — adversaries; vijigīṣamāṇaḥ — desiring to conquer; gṛheṣu — in household life; nirviśya — having entered; yateta — must try; pūrvam — first; atyeti — conquers; durga-āśritaḥ — being in a fortified place; ūrjita-arīn — very strong enemies; kṣīṇeṣu — decreased; kāmam — lusty desires; vicaret — can go; vipaścit — the most experienced, learned.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who is situated in household life and who systematically conquers his mind and five sense organs is like a king in his fortress who conquers his powerful enemies. After one has been trained in household life and his lusty desires have decreased, he can move anywhere without danger.

 

5.1.19

tvaḿ tv abja-nābhāńghri-saroja-kośa-

durgāśrito nirjita-ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ

bhuńkṣveha bhogān puruṣātidiṣṭān

vimukta-sańgaḥ prakṛtiḿ bhajasva

 

tvam — yourself; tu — then; abja-nābha — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose navel is like a lotus flower; ańghri — feet; saroja — lotus; kośa — hole; durga — the stronghold; āśritaḥ — taken shelter of; nirjita — conquered; ṣaṭ-sapatnaḥ — the six enemies (the mind and five senses); bhuńkṣva — enjoy; iha — in this material world; bhogān — enjoyable things; puruṣa — by the Supreme person; atidiṣṭān — extraordinarily ordered; vimukta — liberated; sańgaḥ — from material association; prakṛtim — constitutional position; bhajasva — enjoy.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Brahmā continued: My dear Priyavrata, seek shelter inside the opening in the lotus of the feet of the Lord, whose navel is also like a lotus. Thus conquer the six sense organs [the mind and knowledge-acquiring senses]. Accept material enjoyment because the Lord, extraordinarily, has ordered you to do this. You will thus always be liberated from material association and be able to carry out the Lord's orders in your constitutional position.

 

5.1.20

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti samabhihito mahā-bhāgavato bhagavatas tri-bhuvana-guror anuśāsanam ātmano laghutayāvanata-śirodharo bāḍham iti sabahu-mānam uvāha

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; samabhihitaḥ — completely instructed; mahā-bhāgavataḥ — the great devotee; bhagavataḥ — of the most powerful Lord Brahmā; tri-bhuvana — of the three worlds; guroḥ — the spiritual master; anuśāsanam — the order; ātmanaḥ — of himself; laghutayā — because of inferiority; avanata — bowed down; śirodharaḥ — his head; bāḍham — yes, sir; iti — thus; sa-bahu-mānam — with great respect; uvāha — carried out.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After thus being fully instructed by Lord Brahmā, who is the spiritual master of the three worlds, Priyavrata, his own position being inferior, offered obeisances, accepted the order and carried it out with great respect.

 

5.1.21

bhagavān api manunā yathāvad upakalpitāpacitiḥ priyavrata-nāradayor aviṣamam abhisamīkṣamāṇayor ātmasam avasthānam avāń-manasaḿ kṣayam avyavahṛtaḿ pravartayann agamat

 

bhagavān — the most powerful Lord Brahmā; api — also; manunā — by Manu; yathāvat — as deserved; upakalpita-apacitiḥ — being worshiped; priyavrata-nāradayoḥ — in the presence of Priyavrata and Nārada; aviṣamam — without aversion; abhisamīkṣamāṇayoḥ — looking on; ātmasam — just suitable for his position; avasthānam — to his abode; avāk-manasam — beyond the description of mind and words; kṣayam — the planet; avyavahṛtam — extraordinarily situated; pravartayan — departing; agamat — returned.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Brahmā was then worshiped by Manu, who respectfully satisfied him as well as he could. Priyavrata and Nārada also looked upon Brahmā with no tinges of resentment. Having engaged Priyavrata in accepting his father's request, Lord Brahmā returned to his abode, Satyaloka, which is indescribable by the endeavor of mundane mind or words.

 

5.1.22

manur api pareṇaivaḿ pratisandhita-manorathaḥ surarṣi-varānumatenātmajam akhila-dharā-maṇḍala-sthiti-guptaya āsthāpya svayam ati-viṣama-viṣaya-viṣa-jalāśayāśāyā upararāma

 

manuḥ — Svāyambhuva Manu; api — also; pareṇa — by Lord Brahmā; evam — thus; pratisandhita — executed; manaḥ-rathaḥ — his mental aspiration; sura-ṛṣi-vara — of the great sage Nārada; anumatena — by the permission; ātma-jam — his son; akhila — of the entire universe; dharā-maṇḍala — of planets; sthiti — maintenance; guptaye — for the protection; āsthāpya — establishing; svayam — personally; ati-viṣama — very dangerous; viṣaya — material affairs; viṣa — of poison; jala-āśaya — ocean; āśāyāḥ — from desires; upararāma — got relief.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Svāyambhuva Manu, with the assistance of Lord Brahmā, thus fulfilled his desires. With the permission of the great sage Nārada, he delivered to his son the governmental responsibility for maintaining and protecting all the planets of the universe. He thus achieved relief from the most dangerous, poisonous ocean of material desires.

 

5.1.23

iti ha vāva sa jagatī-patir īśvarecchayādhiniveśita-karmādhikāro 'khila-jagad-bandha-dhvaḿsana-parānubhāvasya bhagavata ādi-puruṣasyāńghri-yugalānavarata-dhyānānubhāvena parirandhita-kaṣāyāśayo 'vadāto 'pi māna-vardhano mahatāḿ mahītalam anuśaśāsa

 

iti — thus; ha vāva — indeed; saḥ — he; jagatī-patiḥ — the emperor of the whole universe; īśvara-icchayā — by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhiniveśita — completely engaged; karma-adhikāraḥ — in material affairs; akhila-jagat — of the entire universe; bandha — bondage; dhvaḿsana — destroying; para — transcendental; anubhāvasya — whose influence; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādi-puruṣasya — the original person; ańghri — on the lotus feet; yugala — two; anavarata — constant; dhyāna-anubhāvena — by meditation; parirandhita — destroyed; kaṣāya — all the dirty things; āśayaḥ — in his heart; avadātaḥ — completely pure; api — although; māna-vardhanaḥ — just to give honor; mahatām — to superiors; mahītalam — the material world; anuśaśāsa — ruled.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahārāja Priyavrata fully engaged in worldly affairs, yet he always thought of the lotus feet of the Lord, which are the cause of liberation from all material attachment. Although Priyavrata Mahārāja was completely freed from all material contamination, he ruled the material world just to honor the orders of his superiors.

 

5.1.24

atha ca duhitaraḿ prajāpater viśvakarmaṇa upayeme barhiṣmatīḿ nāma tasyām u ha vāva ātmajān ātma-samāna-śīla-guṇa-karma-rūpa-vīryodārān daśa bhāvayām babhūva kanyāḿ ca yavīyasīm ūrjasvatīḿ nāma

 

atha — thereafter; ca — also; duhitaram — the daughter; prajāpateḥ — of one of the prajāpatis entrusted with increasing population; viśvakarmaṇaḥ — named Viśvakarmā; upayeme — married; barhiṣmatīm — Barhiṣmatī; nāma — named; tasyām — in her; u ha — as it is celebrated; vāva — wonderful; ātma-jān — sons; ātma-samāna — exactly equal to him; śīla — character; guṇa — quality; karma — activities; rūpa — beauty; vīrya — prowess; udārān — whose magnanimity; daśa — ten; bhāvayām babhūva — he begot; kanyām — daughter; ca — also; yavīyasīm — the youngest of all; ūrjasvatīm — Ūrjasvatī; nāma — named.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thereafter, Mahārāja Priyavrata married Barhiṣmatī, the daughter of the prajāpati named Viśvakarmā. In her he begot ten sons equal to him in beauty, character, magnanimity and other qualities. He also begot a daughter, the youngest of all, named Ūrjasvatī.

 

5.1.25

āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-mahāvīra-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-savana-medhātithi-vītihotra-kavaya iti sarva evāgni-nāmānaḥ

 

āgnīdhra — Āgnīdhra; idhma-jihva — Idhmajihva; yajña-bāhu — Yajñabāhu; mahā-vīra — Mahāvīra; hiraṇya-retaḥ — Hiraṇyaretā; ghṛtapṛṣṭha — Ghṛtapṛṣṭha; savana — Savana; medhā-tithi — Medhātithi; vītihotra — Vītihotra; kavayaḥ — and Kavi; iti — thus; sarve — all these; eva — certainly; agni — of the demigod controlling fire; nāmānaḥ — names.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The ten sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata were named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. These are also names of Agni, the fire-god.

 

5.1.26

eteṣāḿ kavir mahāvīraḥ savana iti traya āsann ūrdhva-retasas ta ātma-vidyāyām arbha-bhāvād ārabhya kṛta-paricayāḥ pāramahaḿsyam evāśramam abhajan

 

eteṣām — of these; kaviḥ — Kavi; mahāvīraḥ — Mahāvīra; savanaḥ — Savana; iti — thus; trayaḥ — three; āsan — were; ūrdhva-retasaḥ — completely celibate; te — they; ātma-vidyāyām — in transcendental knowledge; arbha-bhāvāt — from childhood; ārabhya — beginning; kṛta-paricayāḥ — very well versed; pāramahaḿsyam — of the highest spiritual perfection of human life; eva — certainly; āśramam — the order; abhajan — executed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Three among these ten — namely Kavi, Mahāvīra and Savana — lived in complete celibacy. Thus trained in brahmacārī life from the beginning of childhood, they were very conversant with the highest perfection, known as the paramahaḿsa-āśrama.

 

5.1.27

tasminn u ha vā upaśama-śīlāḥ paramarṣayaḥ sakala-jīva-nikāyāvāsasya bhagavato vāsudevasya bhītānāḿ śaraṇa-bhūtasya śrīmac-caraṇāravindāvirata-smaraṇāvigalita-parama-bhakti-yogānu-bhāvena paribhāvitāntar-hṛdayādhigate bhagavati sarveṣāḿ bhūtānām ātma-bhūte pratyag-ātmany evātmanas tādātmyam aviśeṣeṇa samīyuḥ

 

tasmin — in that paramahaḿsa-āśrama; u — certainly; ha — so celebrated; vā — indeed; upaśama-śīlāḥ — in the renounced order of life; parama-ṛṣayaḥ — the great sages; sakala — all; jīva — of living entities; nikāya — in total; āvāsasya — the residence; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudevasya — Lord Vāsudeva; bhītānām — of those afraid of material existence; śaraṇa-bhūtasya — the one who is the only shelter; śrīmat — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; caraṇa-aravinda — the lotus feet; avirata — constantly; smaraṇa — remembering; avigalita — completely uncontaminated; parama — supreme; bhakti-yoga — of mystic devotional service; anubhāvena — by the prowess; paribhāvita — purified; antaḥ — within; hṛdaya — the heart; adhigate — perceived; bhagavati — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarveṣām — of all; bhūtānām — living entities; ātma-bhūte — situated within the body; pratyak — directly; ātmani — with the Supreme Supersoul; eva — certainly; ātmanaḥ — of the self; tādātmyam — qualitative equality; aviśeṣeṇa — without differences; samīyuḥ — realized.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thus situated in the renounced order from the beginning of their lives, all three of them completely controlled the activities of their senses and thus became great saints. They concentrated their minds always upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the resting place of the totality of living entities and who is therefore celebrated as Vāsudeva. Lord Vāsudeva is the only shelter of those who are actually afraid of material existence. By constantly thinking of His lotus feet, these three sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata became advanced in pure devotional service. By the prowess of their devotional service, they could directly perceive the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone's heart as the Supersoul, and realize that there was qualitatively no difference between themselves and Him.

 

5.1.28

anyasyām api jāyāyāḿ trayaḥ putrā āsann uttamas tāmaso raivata iti manvantarādhipatayaḥ

 

anyasyām — other; api — also; jāyāyām — in the wife; trayaḥ — three; putrāḥ — sons; āsan — there were; uttamaḥ tāmasaḥ raivataḥ — Uttama, Tāmasa and Raivata; iti — thus; manu-antara — of the manvantara millennium; adhipatayaḥ — rulers.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In his other wife, Mahārāja Priyavrata begot three sons, named Uttama, Tāmasa and Raivata. All of them later took charge of manvantara millenniums.

 

5.1.29

evam upaśamāyaneṣu sva-tanayeṣv atha jagatī-patir jagatīm arbudāny ekādaśa parivatsarāṇām avyāhatākhila-puruṣa-kāra-sāra-sambhṛta-dor-daṇḍa-yugalāpīḍita-maurvī-guṇa-stanita-viramita-dharma-pratipakṣo barhiṣmatyāś cānudinam edhamāna-pramoda-prasaraṇa-yauṣiṇya-vrīḍā-pramuṣita-hāsāvaloka-rucira-kṣvely-ādibhiḥ parābhūyamāna-viveka ivānavabudhyamāna iva mahāmanā bubhuje

 

evam — thus; upaśama-ayaneṣu — all well qualified; sva-tanayeṣu — his own sons; atha — thereafter; jagatī-patiḥ — the master of the universe; jagatīm — the universe; arbudāni — arbudas (one arbuda equals 100,000,000); ekādaśa — eleven; parivatsarāṇām — of years; avyāhata — without being interrupted; akhila — universal; puruṣa-kāra — prowess; sāra — strength; sambhṛta — endowed with; doḥ-daṇḍaḥ — of powerful arms; yugala — by the pair; āpīḍita — being drawn; maurvī-guṇa — of the bowstring; stanita — by the loud sound; viramita — defeated; dharma — religious principles; pratipakṣaḥ — those who are against; barhiṣmatyāḥ — of his wife Barhiṣmatī; ca — and; anudinam — daily; edhamāna — increasing; pramoda — pleasing intercourse; prasaraṇa — amiability; yauṣiṇya — feminine behavior; vrīḍā — by shyness; pramuṣita — held back; hāsa — laughing; avaloka — glancing; rucira — pleasing; kṣveli-ādibhiḥ — by exchanges of loving propensities; parābhūyamāna — being defeated; vivekaḥ — his true knowledge; iva — like; anavabudhyamānaḥ — a less intelligent person; iva — like; mahā-manāḥ — the great soul; bubhuje — ruled.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After Kavi, Mahāvīra and Savana were completely trained in the paramahaḿsa stage of life, Mahārāja Priyavrata ruled the universe for eleven arbudas of years. Whenever he was determined to fix his arrow upon his bowstring with his two powerful arms, all opponents of the regulative principles of religious life would flee from his presence in fear of the unparalleled prowess he displayed in ruling the universe. He greatly loved his wife Barhiṣmatī, and with the increase of days, their exchange of nuptial love also increased. By her feminine behavior as she dressed herself, walked, got up, smiled, laughed, and glanced about, Queen Barhiṣmatī increased his energy. Thus although he was a great soul, he appeared lost in the feminine conduct of his wife. He behaved with her just like an ordinary man, but actually he was a great soul.

 

5.1.30

yāvad avabhāsayati sura-girim anuparikrāman bhagavān ādityo vasudhā-talam ardhenaiva pratapaty ardhenāvacchādayati tadā hi bhagavad-upāsanopacitāti-puruṣa-prabhāvas tad anabhinandan samajavena rathena jyotirmayena rajanīm api dinaḿ kariṣyāmīti sapta-kṛt vastaraṇim anuparyakrāmad dvitīya iva patańgaḥ

 

yāvat — so long; avabhāsayati — illuminates; sura-girim — the Sumeru Hill; anuparikrāman — by circumambulating; bhagavān — the most powerful; ādityaḥ — sun-god; vasudhā-talam — the lower planetary system; ardhena — by half; eva — certainly; pratapati — makes dazzling; ardhena — by half; avacchādayati — covers with darkness; tadā — at that time; hi — certainly; bhagavat-upāsanā — by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead; upacita — by satisfying Him perfectly; ati-puruṣa — superhuman; prabhāvaḥ — influence; tat — that; anabhinandan — without appreciating; samajavena — by equally powerful; rathena — on a chariot; jyotiḥ-mayena — dazzling; rajanīm — night; api — also; dinam — day; kariṣyāmi — I shall make it; iti — thus; sapta-kṛt — seven times; vastaraṇim — exactly following the orbit of the sun; anuparyakrāmat — circumambulated; dvitīyaḥ — second; iva — like; patańgaḥ — sun.

 

TRANSLATION

 

While so excellently ruling the universe, King Priyavrata once became dissatisfied with the circumambulation of the most powerful sun-god. Encircling Sumeru Hill on his chariot, the sun-god illuminates all the surrounding planetary systems. However, when the sun is on the northern side of the hill, the south receives less light, and when the sun is in the south, the north receives less. King Priyavrata disliked this situation and therefore decided to make daylight in the part of the universe where there was night. He followed the orbit of the sun-god on a brilliant chariot and thus fulfilled his desire. He could perform such wonderful activities because of the power he had achieved by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

 

5.1.31

ye vā u ha tad-ratha-caraṇa-nemi-kṛta-parikhātās te sapta sindhava āsan yata eva kṛtāḥ sapta bhuvo dvīpāḥ

 

ye — that; vā u ha — certainly; tat-ratha — of his chariot; caraṇa — of the wheels; nemi — by the rims; kṛta — made; parikhātāḥ — trenches; te — those; sapta — seven; sindhavaḥ — oceans; āsan — became; yataḥ — because of which; eva — certainly; kṛtāḥ — were made; sapta — seven; bhuvaḥ — of the Bhū-maṇḍala; dvīpāḥ — islands.

 

TRANSLATION

 

When Priyavrata drove his chariot behind the sun, the rims of his chariot wheels created impressions that later became seven oceans, dividing the planetary system known as Bhū-maṇḍala into seven islands.

 

5.1.32

jambū-plakṣa-śālmali-kuśa-krauñca-śāka-puṣkara-saḿjñās teṣāḿ parimāṇaḿ pūrvasmāt pūrvasmād uttara uttaro yathā-sańkhyaḿ dvi-guṇa-mānena bahiḥ samantata upakḷptāḥ

 

jambū — Jambū; plakṣa — Plakṣa; śālmali — Śālmali; kuśa — Kuśa; krauñca — Krauñca; śāka — Śāka; puṣkara — Puṣkara; saḿjñāḥ — known as; teṣām — of them; parimāṇam — measurement; pūrvasmāt pūrvasmāt — from the former; uttaraḥ uttaraḥ — the following; yathā — according to; sańkhyam — number; dvi-guṇa — twice as much; mānena — with a measure; bahiḥ — outside; samantataḥ — all around; upakḷptāḥ — produced.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The names of the islands are Jambū, Plakṣa, Śālmali, Kuśa, Krauñca, Śāka and Puṣkara. Each island is twice as large as the one preceding it, and each is surrounded by a liquid substance, beyond which is the next island.

 

5.1.33

kṣārodekṣu-rasoda-suroda-ghṛtoda-kṣīroda-dadhi-maṇḍoda-śuddhodāḥ sapta jaladhayaḥ sapta dvīpa-parikhā ivābhyantara-dvīpa-samānā ekaikaśyena yathānupūrvaḿ saptasv api bahir dvīpeṣu pṛthak parita upakalpitās teṣu jambv-ādiṣu barhiṣmatī-patir anuvratānātmajān āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saḿjñān yathā-sańkhyenaikaikasminn ekam evādhi-patiḿ vidadhe

 

kṣāra — salt; uda — water; ikṣu-rasa — the liquid extract from sugarcane; uda — water; surā — liquor; uda — water; ghṛta — clarified butter; uda — water; kṣīra — milk; uda — water; dadhi-maṇḍa — emulsified yogurt; uda — water; śuddha-udāḥ — and drinking water; sapta — seven; jala-dhayaḥ — oceans; sapta — seven; dvīpa — islands; parikhāḥ — trenches; iva — like; abhyantara — internal; dvīpa — islands; samānāḥ — equal to; eka-ekaśyena — one after another; yathā-anupūrvam — in chronological order; saptasu — seven; api — although; bahiḥ — outside; dvīpeṣu — in islands; pṛthak — separate; paritaḥ — all around; upakalpitāḥ — situated; teṣu — within them; jambū-ādiṣu — beginning with Jambū; barhiṣmatī — of Barhiṣmatī; patiḥ — the husband; anuvratān — who were actually followers of the father's principles; ātma-jān — sons; āgnīdhra-idhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyaretaḥ-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saḿjñān — named Āgnīḍhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra; yathā-sańkhyena — by the same number; eka-ekasmin — in each island; ekam — one; eva — certainly; adhi-patim — king; vidadhe — he made.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The seven oceans respectively contain salt water, sugarcane juice, liquor, clarified butter, milk, emulsified yogurt, and sweet drinking water. All the islands are completely surrounded by these oceans, and each ocean is equal in breadth to the island it surrounds. Mahārāja Priyavrata, the husband of Queen Barhiṣmatī, gave sovereignty over these islands to his respective sons, namely Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra. Thus they all became kings by the order of their father.

 

5.1.34

duhitaraḿ corjasvatīḿ nāmośanase prāyacchad yasyām āsīd devayānī nāma kāvya-sutā

 

duhitaram — the daughter; ca — also; ūrjasvatīm — Ūrjasvatī; nāma — named; uśanase — unto the great sage Uśanā (Śukrācārya); prāyacchat — he gave; yasyām — unto whom; āsīt — there was; devayānī — Devayānī; nāma — named; kāvya-sutā — the daughter of Śukrācārya.

 

TRANSLATION

 

King Priyavrata then gave his daughter, Ūrjasvatī, in marriage to Śukrācārya, who begot in her a daughter named Devayānī.

 

5.1.35

naivaḿ-vidhaḥ puruṣa-kāra urukramasya

puḿsāḿ tad-ańghri-rajasā jita-ṣaḍ-guṇānām

citraḿ vidūra-vigataḥ sakṛd ādadīta

yan-nāmadheyam adhunā sa jahāti bandham

 

na — not; evam-vidhaḥ — like that; puruṣa-kāraḥ — personal influence; uru-kramasya — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; puḿsām — of the devotees; tat-ańghri — of His lotus feet; rajasā — by the dust; jita-ṣaṭ-guṇānām — who have conquered the influence of the six kinds of material whips; citram — wonderful; vidūra-vigataḥ — the fifth-grade person, or the untouchable; sakṛt — only once; ādadīta — if he utters; yat — whose; nāmadheyam — holy name; adhunā — immediately; saḥ — he; jahāti — gives up; bandham — material bondage.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear King, a devotee who has taken shelter of the dust from the lotus feet of the Lord can transcend the influence of the six material whips — namely hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and death — and he can conquer the mind and five senses. However, this is not very wonderful for a pure devotee of the Lord because even a person beyond the jurisdiction of the four castes — in other words, an untouchable — is immediately relieved of bondage to material existence if he utters the holy name of the Lord even once.

 

5.1.36

sa evam aparimita-bala-parākrama ekadā tu devarṣi-caraṇānuśayanānu-patita-guṇa-visarga-saḿsargeṇānirvṛtam ivātmānaḿ manyamāna ātma-nirveda idam āha

 

saḥ — he (Mahārāja Priyavrata); evam — thus; aparimita — unparalleled; bala — strength; parākramaḥ — whose influence; ekadā — once upon a time; tu — then; deva-ṛṣi — of the great saint Nārada; caraṇa-anuśayana — surrendering unto the lotus feet; anu — thereafter; patita — fallen down; guṇa-visarga — with material affairs (created by the three material modes of nature); saḿsargeṇa — by connection; anirvṛtam — not satisfied; iva — like; ātmānam — himself; manyamānaḥ — thinking like that; ātma — self; nirvedaḥ — possessing renunciation; idam — this; āha — said.

 

TRANSLATION

 

While enjoying his material opulences with full strength and influence, Mahārāja Priyavrata once began to consider that although he had fully surrendered to the great saint Nārada and was actually on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he had somehow become again entangled in material activities. Thus his mind now became restless, and he began to speak in a spirit of renunciation.

 

5.1.37

aho asādhv anuṣṭhitaḿ yad abhiniveśito 'ham indriyair avidyā-racita-viṣama-viṣayāndha-kūpe tad alam alam amuṣyā vanitāyā vinoda-mṛgaḿ māḿ dhig dhig iti garhayāḿ cakāra

 

aho — alas; asādhu — not good; anuṣṭhitam — executed; yat — because; abhiniveśitaḥ — being completely absorbed; aham — I; indriyaiḥ — for sense gratification; avidyā — by nescience; racita — made; viṣama — causing distress; viṣaya — sense gratification; andha-kūpe — in the dark well; tat — that; alam — insignificant; alam — of no importance; amuṣyāḥ — of that; vanitāyāḥ — wife; vinoda-mṛgam — just like a dancing monkey; mām — unto me; dhik — all condemnation; dhik — all condemnation; iti — thus; garhayām — criticism; cakāra — he did.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The King thus began criticizing himself: Alas, how condemned I have become because of my sense gratification! I have now fallen into material enjoyment, which is exactly like a covered well. I have had enough! I am not going to enjoy any more. Just see how I have become like a dancing monkey in the hands of my wife. Because of this, I am condemned.

 

5.1.38

para-devatā-prasādādhigatātma-pratyavamarśenānupravṛttebhyaḥ putrebhya imāḿ yathā-dāyaḿ vibhajya bhukta-bhogāḿ ca mahiṣīḿ mṛtakam iva saha mahā-vibhūtim apahāya svayaḿ nihita-nirvedo hṛdi gṛhīta-hari-vihārānubhāvo bhagavato nāradasya padavīḿ punar evānusasāra

 

para-devatā — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prasāda — by the mercy; adhigata — obtained; ātma-pratyavamarśena — by self-realization; anupravṛttebhyaḥ — who exactly follow his path; putrebhyaḥ — unto his sons; imām — this earth; yathā-dāyam — exactly according to the inheritance; vibhajya — dividing; bhukta-bhogām — whom he enjoyed in so many ways; ca — also; mahiṣīm — the Queen; mṛtakam iva — exactly like a dead body; saha — with; mahā-vibhūtim — great opulence; apahāya — giving up; svayam — himself; nihita — perfectly taken to; nirvedaḥ — renunciation; hṛdi — in the heart; gṛhīta — accepted; hari — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vihāra — pastimes; anubhāvaḥ — in such an attitude; bhagavataḥ — of the great saintly person; nāradasya — of Saint Nārada; padavīm — position; punaḥ — again; eva — certainly; anusasāra — began to follow.

 

TRANSLATION

 

By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahārāja Priyavrata reawakened to his senses. He divided all his earthly possessions among his obedient sons. He gave up everything, including his wife, with whom he had enjoyed so much sense gratification, and his great and opulent kingdom, and he completely renounced all attachment. His heart, having been cleansed, became a place of pastimes for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he was able to return to the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, spiritual life, and resume the position he had attained by the grace of the great saint Nārada.

 

5.1.39

tasya ha vā ete ślokāḥ —

priyavrata-kṛtaḿ karma

ko nu kuryād vineśvaram

yo nemi-nimnair akaroc

chāyāḿ ghnan sapta vāridhīn

 

tasya — his; ha vā — certainly; ete — all these; ślokāḥ — verses; priyavrata — by King Priyavrata; kṛtam — done; karma — activities; kaḥ — who; nu — then; kuryāt — can execute; vinā — without; īśvaram — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yaḥ — one who; nemi — of the rim of the wheels of his chariot; nimnaiḥ — by the depressions; akarot — made; chāyām — darkness; ghnan — dissipating; sapta — seven; vāridhīn — oceans.

 

TRANSLATION

 

There are many famous verses regarding Mahārāja Priyavrata's activities: "No one but the Supreme Personality of Godhead could do what Mahārāja Priyavrata has done. Mahārāja Priyavrata dissipated the darkness of night, and with the rims of his great chariot, he excavated seven oceans."

 

5.1.40

bhū-saḿsthānaḿ kṛtaḿ yena

sarid-giri-vanādibhiḥ

sīmā ca bhūta-nirvṛtyai

dvīpe dvīpe vibhāgaśaḥ

 

bhū-saḿsthānam — the situation of the earth; kṛtam — done; yena — by whom; sarit — by rivers; giri — by hills and mountains; vana-ādibhiḥ — by forests and so on; sīmā — boundaries; ca — also; bhūta — of different nations; nirvṛtyai — to stop fighting; dvīpe dvīpe — on the various islands; vibhāgaśaḥ — separately.

 

TRANSLATION

 

"To stop the quarreling among different peoples, Mahārāja Priyavrata marked boundaries at rivers and at the edges of mountains and forests so that no one would trespass upon another's property."

 

5.1.41

bhaumaḿ divyaḿ mānuṣaḿ ca

mahitvaḿ karma-yogajam

yaś cakre nirayaupamyaḿ

puruṣānujana-priyaḥ

 

bhaumam — of the lower planets; divyam — heavenly; mānuṣam — of human beings; ca — also; mahitvam — all opulences; karma — by fruitive activities; yoga — by mystic power; jam — born; yaḥ — one who; cakre — did; niraya — with hell; aupamyam — comparison or equality; puruṣa — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anujana — to the devotee; priyaḥ — most dear.

 

TRANSLATION

 

"As a great follower and devotee of the sage Nārada, Mahārāja Priyavrata considered hellish the opulences he had achieved by dint of fruitive activities and mystic power, whether in the lower or heavenly planetary systems or in human society."