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     06:40  Prthu Maharaja remembered the causeless mercy of the Lord and thus welcomed the arrival of the Kumaras, who were fulfilling the Lord's prediction. In other words, when the Lord makes a prediction, He fulfills that prediction through some of His devotees‎ diffhist +10‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:39  Prthu Maharaja's activities were not ordinary but were all spiritual and transcendental, for his aim was to satisfy the Lord‎ diffhist −24‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:38  Prthu Maharaja, however, showed by his example that one should receive knowledge from a bona fide sampradaya. Therefore Maharaja Prthu accepted Sanat-kumara as his spiritual master‎ diffhist +36‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:37  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 diffhist −4‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:36  When he became completely free from the conception of bodily life, Maharaja Prthu realized Lord Krsna sitting in everyone's heart as the Paramatma. Being thus able to get all instructions from Him, he gave up all other practices of yoga and jnana‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:35  Whenever an acarya is seen, one should immediately bow down before him. Prthu Maharaja did this properly; therefore the words used here are prasrayanata-kandharah. Out of humility, he bowed down before the Kumaras‎ diffhist −22‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:35  Maharaja Prthu was well conversant in transcendental science, yet he presented himself before the Kumaras as one ignorant of it. The idea is that even if a person is very exalted and knows everything, before his superior he should present questions‎ diffhist −23‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:34  Maharaja Prthu underwent severe types of austerities for the express purpose of worshiping Krsna‎ diffhist −19‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:34  Maharaja Prthu underwent all these severe austerities in order to control his words and his senses, to refrain from discharging his semen and to control the life air within his body. All this he did for the satisfaction of Krsna. He had no other purpose‎ diffhist −19‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:33  Indra decided to fall down at the lotus feet of Prthu, but the King was so magnanimous a Vaisnava that he did not want Indra to fall down at his feet. Instead, Prthu immediately picked him up & embraced him, and both of them forgot all the past incidents‎ diffhist +10‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:32  In this way he (Prthu Maharaja) lived in the forest and underwent severe austerity, especially in regards to eating. In other words, overeating is not at all recommended for one who wants to progress in spiritual life‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:30  By thus practicing severe austerities, Maharaja Prthu gradually became steadfast in spiritual life and completely free of all desires for fruitive activities‎ diffhist −41‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:29  As a saktyavesa incarnation of God who had actually come from Vaikuntha as a representative of Krsna, Prthu was certain to go back to Godhead. Nonetheless, in order to set the example in all ways, he also underwent severe austerities in the tapo-vana‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:28  As a king, Prthu Maharaja was ordered by Lord Visnu to keep himself always aloof from the activities of the bodily situation and to engage always in the service of the Lord and thus keep himself in the liberated stage‎ diffhist −32‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:28  Although Prthu Maharaja executed his austerities long before the appearance of Lord Krsna on this planet, his purpose was still to please Krsna‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:27  Although Maharaja Prthu stopped all practice of mystic yoga after realizing Krsna consciousness, he took advantage of his previous practice and immediately placed himself on the brahma-bhuta platform in order to accelerate his return to Godhead‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:26  Although Arjuna knew all the transcendental science, he questioned Krsna as if he did not know. Similarly, Prthu Maharaja knew everything, but he presented himself before the Kumaras as if he did not know anything‎ diffhist −22‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:18  This King alone, in his own body, will be able in due course of time to maintain all living entities and keep them in a pleasant condition by manifesting himself as different demigods to perform various departmental activities‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:18  The word pati-loka does not refer to any planet within this material universe, for Prthu Maharaja, being topmost amongst self-realized souls, certainly returned home, back to Godhead, and attained one of the Vaikuntha planets‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:16  All the saintly brahmanas thus addressed Prthu Maharaja: O best of the warriors, O father of this globe, may you be blessed with a long life, for you have great devotion to the infallible SPG, who is the master of all the universe‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:15  According to the Vedic system, the reception of great, exalted personalities, as arranged by Prthu Maharaja in that great sacrificial arena, is very important‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:14  King Prthu was so neutral that if his own son were punishable, he would not hesitate to punish him. On the other hand, if the son of his enemy were innocent, he would not engage in some intrigue in order to punish him‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:14  Maharaja Prthu also arranged for the proper reception of the demigods, the saintly sages, the brahmanas and the great kings‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:13  Prthu Maharaja indicated that even though she might go away out of anger, there would be no harm for Lord Visnu, because He is self-sufficient and can do anything and everything without the help of Laksmiji‎ diffhist −17‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:11  In any meeting there are different classes of men, and it is to be supposed, therefore, that because Prthu Maharaja was very great, he must have had several enemies present in the assembly, although they could not express themselves‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:10  The country where Prthu Maharaja resided must have been India because it is stated in the eleventh verse of this chapter (SB 4.21) that he lived in the tract of land between the rivers Ganges and Yamuna‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:09  He (Maharaj Prthu) was to return home, back to Godhead, without having to execute jnana, yoga or karma‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:08  Maharaja Prthu gives special stress to the word brahma-vadinah ("by the experts in the Vedic knowledge"). Brahma refers to the Vedas, which are also known as sabda-brahma, or transcendental sound‎ diffhist +5‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:06  I request all the pure-hearted demigods, forefathers and saintly persons to support my proposal, for after death the result of an action is equally shared by its doer, its director and its supporter‎ diffhist −16‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:05  The great hero, the son of Prthu, chased him (Indra) again. But when he saw that Indra was carrying in his hand a staff with a skull at the top and was again wearing the dress of a sannyasi, he still chose not to kill him‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:05  The great sage Atri again pointed out to the son of King Prthu that Indra was fleeing through the sky. The great hero, the son of Prthu, chased him again‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:04  When Atri Muni saw that the son of King Prthu did not kill Indra but returned deceived by him, Atri Muni again instructed him to kill the heavenly King because he thought that Indra had become the lowliest of all demigods‎‎ 2 changes history +10‎ [Deepali‎ (2×)]
     
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     06:03  When the great sage Atri again gave directions, the son of King Prthu became very angry and placed an arrow on his bow. Upon seeing this, King Indra immediately abandoned the false dress of a sannyasi and, giving up the horse, made himself invisible‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:03  When the son of King Prthu was informed by Atri of King Indra's trick, he immediately became very angry and followed Indra to kill him, calling, "Wait! Wait!"‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:03  Indra was fraudulently dressed as a sannyasi, having knotted his hair on his head & smeared ashes all over his body. Upon seeing such dress, the son of King Prthu considered Indra a religious man & pious sannyasi. Therefore he did not release his arrows‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     06:02  Indra fled without observing the ksatriya principles, and the son of Prthu had to challenge him with the words tistha tistha‎ diffhist +26‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:58  Prthu Maharaja suggested that theistic men will solidly reject the views of the atheists on the grounds that there cannot be many varieties of existence without the plan of a superior intelligence‎ diffhist +5‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:58  Since this King will always remain on the path of piety, he will be neutral to both his son and the son of his enemy. If the son of his enemy is not punishable, he will not punish him, but if his own son is punishable, he will immediately punish him‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:57  The King will be firmly determined and always situated in truth. He will be a lover of the brahminical culture and will render all service to old men and give shelter to all surrendered souls‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:57  The King will consider all embodied living entities as dear as his own self, and he will always be increasing the pleasures of his friends. He will intimately associate with liberated persons, and he will be a chastising hand to all impious persons‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:56  The ocean is wide and expansive, and it is very difficult to measure its length and breadth; similarly, Prthu Maharaja was so deep and grave that no one could fathom his purposes‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:55  The proper execution of yajna, sacrifice, is required. As indicated herein (SB 4.16.5), King Prthu alone would induce all the citizens to engage in such sacrificial activities so that there would not be scarcity or distress‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:54  My dear sirs, there is no need to ask about your good and bad fortune because you are always absorbed in spiritual bliss. The mental concoction of the auspicious and inauspicious does not exist in you‎ diffhist +17‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:53  Just as rainfall satisfies everyone's desires, Maharaja Prthu used to satisfy everyone. He was like the sea in that no one could understand his depths, and he was like Meru, the king of hills, in the fixity of his purpose‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:52  In this way the King founded many types of villages, settlements and towns and built forts, residences for cowherdsmen, stables for the animals, and places for the royal camps, mining places, agricultural towns and mountain villages‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:49  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 diffhist +8‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:47  Sripada Sridhara Svami has explained that this offering (of Prthu Maharaja) is just like the servant's offering of food to his master‎ diffhist +17‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:42  When the priests and all the others saw Maharaja Prthu very angry and prepared to kill Indra, they requested him: O great soul, do not kill him, for only sacrificial animals can be killed in a sacrifice. Such are the directions given by sastra‎ diffhist +4‎ Deepali talk contribs
     05:42  When Indra releases a thunderbolt, even the biggest hills and mountains crack. On the other hand, Maharaja Prthu was as tolerant as the earth itself, and he fulfilled all the desires of his citizens just like torrents of rain from the sky‎ diffhist +2‎ Deepali talk contribs
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