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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 23]
PURPORT
By reading and hearing the narrations of the life and character of Pṛthu Mahārāja, one naturally becomes a devotee, and as soon as one becomes a devotee, his material desires automatically become fulfilled. Therefore it is recommended in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam :  akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ / tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param  ( Bhāg.  2.3.10). It is recommended that if a person wants to return home, back to God-head, or wants to become a pure devotee ( akāma ), or wants some material prosperity ( sakāma  or  sarva-kāma ), or wants to merge into the existence of the Supreme Brahman effulgence ( mokṣa-kāma ), he is recommended to take to the path of devotional service and hear and chant of Lord Viṣṇu or of His devotee. This is the sum and substance of all Vedic literatures.  Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo  (Bg. 15.15). The purpose of Vedic knowledge is to understand Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. Whenever we speak of Kṛṣṇa, we refer to His devotees also, for He is not alone. He is never  nirviśeṣa  or  śūnya , without variety or zero. Kṛṣṇa is full of variety, and as soon as Kṛṣṇa is present, there cannot be any question of void.
TEXT 36
विजयाभिमुखो राजा भुत्वेतदभियाति यान् । 
  बलिं तस्मै हरन्त्यग्रे राजानः पृथवे यथा ॥३६॥
vijayābhimukho rājā 
  śrutvaitad abhiyāti yān 
  baliṁ tasmai haranty agre 
  rājānaḥ pṛthave yathā
vijaya-abhimukhaḥ—one who is about to start for victory; rājā—king; śrutvā—hearing; etat—this; abhiyāti—starts; yān—on the chariot; baliṁ—taxes; tasmai—unto him; haranti—present; agre—before; rājānaḥ—other kings; pṛthave—unto King Pṛthu; yathā—as it was done.
TRANSLATION
If a king, who is desirous of attaining victory and ruling power, chants the narration of Pṛthu Mahārāja three times before going forth on his chariot, all subordinate kings will automatically render all kinds of taxes unto him—as they rendered them unto Mahārāja Pṛthu—simply upon his order.