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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 18]
planet;  premṇā —out of affection;  duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ —affectionate to his daughter.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter King Pṛthu was very satisfied with the planet earth, for she sufficiently supplied all food to various living entities. Thus he developed an affection for the planet earth, just as if she were his own daughter.
TEXT 29
चूर्णयन् स्वघनुष्कोट्या गिरिकूटानिराजराट् । भूमण्डलमिदं वैन्यः प्रायश्चक्रे समं विभुः ॥२९॥
cūrṇayan sva-dhanuṣ-koṭyā   giri-kūṭāni rāja-rāṭ   bhū-maṇḍalam idam vainyaḥ   prāyaś cakre samam vibhuḥ
cūrṇayan —making into pieces;  sva —his own;  dhanuḥ-koṭyā —by the power of his bow;  giri —of the hills;  kūṭāni —the tops;  rāja-rāṭ —the Emperor;  bhū-maṇḍalam —the whole earth;  idam —this;  vainyaḥ —the son of Vena;  prāyaḥ —almost;  cakre —made;  samam —level;  vibhuḥ —the powerful.
TRANSLATION
After this, the King of all kings, Mahārāja Pṛthu, leveled all rough places on the surface of the globe by breaking up the hills with the strength of his bow. By his grace the surface of the globe almost became flat.
PURPORT
Generally the mountainous and hilly portions of the earth are made flat by the striking of thunderbolts. Generally this is the business of King Indra of the heavenly planets, but King Pṛthu, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, did not wait for King Indra to break up the hills and mountains but did so himself by using his strong bow.
TEXT 30
अथासिन् भगवान् वैन्यः प्रजानां वृत्तिदः पिता । निवासान् कल्पयाश्चक्रे तत्र तत्र यथार्हतः ॥३०॥