Text 36]
Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
697
mūrtiḥ —in the form of a great hero;  samabhūt —became;  dharā-dharaḥ —the protector of the earthly planet;  yaḥ —one who;  mām —me;  payasi —for the sake of milk;  ugra-śaraḥ —with sharpened arrows;  jighāmsasi —you desire to kill.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, in this way You once protected me by rescuing me from the water, and consequently Your name has been famous as Dharādhara—He who holds the planet earth. Yet at the present moment, in the form of a great hero, You are about to kill me with sharpened arrows. I am, however, just like a boat on the water, keeping everything afloat.
PURPORT
The Lord is known as Dharādhara, meaning, “He who keeps the planet earth on His tusks as the boar incarnation.” Thus the planet earth in the shape of a cow is accounting the contradictory acts of the Lord. Although He once saved the earth, He now wants to upset the earth, which is like a boat on water. No one can understand the activities of the Lord. Due to a poor fund of knowledge, human beings sometimes think the Lord’s activities contradictory.
TEXT 36
नूनं जनैरीहितमीश्वराणा- मसद्विघैस्तदुगुणसर्गमायया । न ज्ञायते मोहितचित्तवर्त्ममि- स्तेम्यो नमो वीरयश्चरूरेभ्यः ॥३६॥
nūnam janair īhitam īśvarāṇām asmad-vidhais tad-guṇa-sarga-māyayā na jñāyate mohita-citta-vartmabhis tebhyo namo vīra-yaśas-karebhyaḥ
nūnam—surely; janaiḥ—by the people in general; īhitam—activities; īśvarāṇām—of the controllers; asmat-vidhaiḥ—like me; tat—of the Personality of Godhead; guṇa—of the modes of material nature; sarga—which brings forth creation; māyayā—by Your energy; na—never; jñāyate—are understood; mohita—bewildered; citta—whose minds; vartmabhiḥ—way; tebhyaḥ—unto them; namaḥ—obeisances; vīra-yaśaḥ-karebhyaḥ—who bring renown to heroes themselves.