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Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
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TRANSLATION
After hearing the auspicious and pleasing words of the planet earth, the King accepted them. He then transformed Svāyambhuva Manu into a calf and milked all the herbs and grains from the earth in the form of a cow, keeping them in his cupped hands.
TEXT 13
तथापरे च सर्वत्र सारमाददते बुधाः । ततोऽन्ये च यथाकामं दुदुहुः पृथुभाविताम् ॥१३॥
tathāpare ca sarvatra sāram ādadate budhāḥ tato 'nye ca yathā-kāmam duduhuḥ pṛthu-bhāvitām
tathā —so;  apare —others;  ca —also;  sarvatra —everywhere;  sāram —the essence;  ādadate —took;  budhāḥ —the intelligent class of men;  tataḥ —there-after;  anye —others;  ca —also;  yathā-kāmam —as much as they desired;  duduhuḥ —milked;  pṛthu-bhāvitām —the earth planet controlled by Pṛthu Mahārāja.
TRANSLATION
Others, who were as intelligent as King Pṛthu, also took the essence out of the earthly planet. Indeed, everyone took this opportunity to follow in the footsteps of King Pṛthu and get whatever he desired from the planet earth.
PURPORT
The planet earth is also called  vasundharā . The word  vasu  means “wealth,” and  dharā  means “one who holds.” All creatures within the earth fulfill the necessities required for human beings, and all living entities can be taken out of the earth by the proper means. As suggested by the planet earth, and accepted and initiated by King Pṛthu, whatever is taken from the earth—either from the mines, from the surface of the globe or from the atmosphere—should always be considered the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and should be used for Yajña, Lord Viṣṇu. As soon as the process of  yajña  is stopped, the earth will withhold all productions—vegetables, trees, plants, fruits, flowers, other agricultural products,