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Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
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TEXT 4
प्रकृत्या विषमा देवी कृता तेन समा कथम् । तस्य मेध्यं हयं देवः कस्य हेतोरपाहरत् ॥ ४ ॥
prakṛtyā viṣamā devī kṛtā tena samā katham tasya medhyam hayam devaḥ kasya hetor apāharat
prakṛtyā —by nature;  viṣamā —not level;  devī —the earth;  kṛtā —was made;  tena —by him;  samā —level;  katham —how;  tasya —his;  medhyam —meant for offering in the sacrifice;  hayam —horse;  devaḥ —the demigod Indra;  kasya —for what;  hetoḥ —reason;  apāharat —stole.
TRANSLATION
The surface of the earth is by nature low in some places and high in others. How did King Pṛthu level the surface of the earth, and why did the King of heaven, Indra, steal the horse meant for the sacrifice?
TEXT 5
सनत्कुमाराद्भगवतो ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मविदुत्तमात् । लब्ध्वा ज्ञानं सविज्ञानं राजर्षिः कां गतिं गतः ॥ ५ ॥
sanat-kumārād bhagavato brahman brahma-vid-uttamāt labdhvā jñānam sa-vijñānam rājarṣiḥ kām gatim gataḥ
sanat-kumārāt —from Sanat-kumāra;  bhagavataḥ —the most powerful;  brahman —my dear  brāhmaṇa ;  brahma-vit-uttamāt —well versed in the Vedic knowledge;  labdhvā —after achieving;  jñānam —knowledge;  sa-vijñānam —for practical application;  rāja-rṣiḥ —the great saintly King;  kām —which;  gatim —destination;  gataḥ —achieved.
TRANSLATION
The great saintly King, Mahārāja Pṛthu, received knowledge from Sanat-kumāra, who was the greatest Vedic scholar. After receiving knowl-