Text 42] Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras
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darśitātma-gatiḥ samyak praśasyovāca tam nṛpaḥ
maitreyaḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya continued to say;  saḥ —the King;  evam —thus;  brahma-putreṇa —by the son of Lord Brahmā;  kumāreṇa —by one of the Kumāras;  ātma-medhasā —well versed in spiritual knowledge;  darśita —being shown;  ātma-gatiḥ —spiritual advancement;  samyak —completely;  praśasya —worshiping;  uvāca —said;  tam —unto him;  nṛpaḥ —the King.
TRANSLATION
Being thus enlightened to complete spiritual knowledge by the son of Brahmā—one of the Kumāras, who was complete in spiritual knowledge—the King worshiped them in the following words.
PURPORT
In this verse the word  ātma-medhasā  is commented upon by Śrīpāda Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura, who says that  ātmani  means unto Lord Kṛṣṇa,  paramātmani . Lord Kṛṣṇa is Paramātmā ( tśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ,  Brahma-samhitā , 5.1); therefore one whose mind is acting fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called  ātma-medhāḥ . This may be contrasted to the word  gṛha-medhī , which refers to one whose brain is always engrossed with thoughts of material activities. The  ātma-medhāḥ  is always thinking of Kṛṣṇa's activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Since Sanat-kumāra, who was a son of Lord Brahmā, was fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, he could point out the path of spiritual advancement. The word  ātma-gatiḥ  refers to that path of activities by which one can make progress in understanding Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 42
राजोवाच
छतो मेऽनुग्रहः पूर्वं हरिणाऽऽर्तानुकम्पिना । तमापादयितुं ब्रह्मन् भगवन् यूयमागताः ॥४२॥
rājovāca kṛto me 'nugrahaḥ pūrvam hariṇārtānukampinā tam āpādayitum brahman bhagavan yūyam āgatāḥ