Text 4] Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
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PURPORT
However expert one may be, he can never describe the glories of the Lord adequately. Nonetheless, those engaged in glorifying the activities of the Lord should try to do so as far as possible. Such an attempt will please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Caitanya has advised all His followers to go everywhere and preach the message of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Since this message is essentially  Bhagavad-gītā , the preacher's duty is to study  Bhagavad-gītā  as it is understood by discipline succession and explained by great sages and learned devotees. One should speak to the general populace in accordance with one's predecessors— sādhu, guru  and  śāstras . This simple process is the easiest method by which one can glorify the Lord. Devotional service, however, is the real method, for by devotional service one can satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead with just a few words. Without devotional service, volumes of books cannot satisfy the Lord. Even though preachers of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement may be unable to describe the glories of the Lord, they can nonetheless go everywhere and request people to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 4
एष धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो लोकं धर्मेऽनुवर्तयन् । गोप्ता च धर्मसेतूनां शास्त्रा तत्परिपन्थिनाम् ॥ ४ ॥
eṣa dharma-bhṛtām śreṣṭho lokam dharme 'nuvartayan goptā ca dharma-setūnām śāstā tat-paripanthinām
eṣaḥ—this King Pṛthu; dharma-bhṛtām—of persons executing religious activities; śreṣṭhaḥ—the best; lokam—the whole world; dharme—in religious activities; anuvartayan—engaging them properly; goptā—the protector; ca—also; dharma-setūnām—of the principles of religiosity; śāstā—the chastiser; tat-paripanthinām—of those who are against religious principles.
TRANSLATION
This King, Mahārāja Pṛthu, is the best amongst those who are following religious principles. As such, he will engage everyone in the pursuit of religious principles and give them all protection. He will also be a great chastiser to the irreligious and atheistic.