Text 18] Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
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loke nāvindata trāṇaṁ
vainyān mṛtyor iva prajāḥ
trastā tadā nivavṛte
hṛdayena vidūyatā
loke —within the three worlds;  na —not;  avindata —could obtain;  trāṇam —release;  vainyāt —from the hand of the son of King Vena;  mṛtyoḥ —from death;  iva —like;  prajāḥ —men;  trastā —being very much afraid;  tadā —at that time;  nivavṛte —turned back;  hṛdayena —within her heart;  vidūyatā —very much aggrieved.
TRANSLATION
Just as a man cannot escape the cruel hands of death, the cow-shaped earth could not escape the hands of the son of Vena. At length the earth, fearful, her heart aggrieved, turned back in helplessness.
TEXT 18
उवाच च महामार्गं धर्मज्ञापन्नवत्सल ।
त्राहि मामपि भूतानां पालनेऽवस्थितो भवान् ॥१८॥
uvāca ca mahā-bhāgaṁ
dharma-jñāpanna-vatsala
trāhi mām api bhūtānāṁ
pālane 'vasthito bhavān
uvāca —she said;  ca —and;  mahā-bhāgaṁ —unto the great, fortunate King;  dharma-jña —(O) knower of the principles of religion;  āpanna-vatsala —(O) shelter of the surrendered;  trāhi —save;  mām —me;  api —indeed;  bhūtānāṁ —of living entities;  pālane —in protection;  avasthitaḥ —situated;  bhavān —Your Majesty.
TRANSLATION
Addressing the great opulent King Pṛthu as the knower of religious principles and shelter of the surrendered, she said: Please save me. You are the protector of all living entities. Now you are situated as the King of this planet.
PURPORT
The cow-shaped earth addressed King Pṛthu as  dharma-jña , which refers to one who knows the principles of religion. The principles of religion