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Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
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śiśira-snigdha-tārākṣaḥ 
  samaikṣata samantataḥ 
  ūcivān idam urvīśaḥ 
  sadaḥ samharṣayann iva
śiśira—dew; snigdha—wet; tārā—stars; akṣaḥ—eyes; samaikṣata—glanced over; samantataḥ—all around; ūcivān—began to speak; idam—this; urvīśaḥ—highly elevated; sadaḥ—amongst the members of the assembly; samharṣayan—enhancing their pleasure; iva—like.
TRANSLATION
Just to encourage the members of the assembly and to enhance their pleasure, King Pṛthu glanced over them with eyes that seemed like stars in a sky wet with dew. He then spoke to them in a great voice.
TEXT 20
चारु चित्रपदं श्लक्षणं मृष्टं गूढमविक्लवम् । 
  सर्वेषामुपकारार्थं तदा अनुवदन्निव ॥२०॥
cāru citra-padam ślakṣṇam 
  mṛṣṭam gūḍham aviklavam 
  sarveṣām upakārārtham 
  tadā anuvadann iva
cāru—beautiful; citra-padam—flowery; ślakṣṇam—very clear; mṛṣṭam—very great; gūḍham—meaningful; aviklavam—without any doubt; sarveṣām—for all; upakāra-artham—just to benefit them; tadā—at that time; anuvadan—began to repeat; iva—like.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Pṛthu's speech was very beautiful, full of metaphorical language, clearly understandable and very pleasing to hear. His words were all grave and certain. It appears that when he spoke, he expressed his personal realization of the Absolute Truth in order to benefit all who were present.
PURPORT
Mahārāja Pṛthu was beautiful in his external bodily features, and his speech was also very glorious in all respects. His words, which were nicely composed in highly metaphorical ornamental language, were pleasing to hear and were not only mellow but also very clearly understandable and without doubt or ambiguity.