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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 23]
all talents in showing how to rule the citizens, how to educate them, how to develop the state economically, how to fight enemies, how to perform great sacrifices ( yajñas ), etc. Thus it is recommended for the  sahajiyā , or the neophyte devotee, to hear, chant and get others to hear about the activities of Pṛthu Mahārāja, even though one may think himself to be in the transcendental position of advanced devotional service.
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वैचित्रवीर्याभिहितं महन्माहात्म्यध्वचकम् । अस्मिन् कृतमतिमर्त्यम् पार्थवीं गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥३८॥
vaicitravīryābhihitam mahan-māhātmya-sūcakam asmin kṛtam atimartyam pārthavīm gatim āpnuyāt
vaicitravīrya —O son of Vicitravīrya (Vidura);  abhihitam —explained;  mahat —great;  māhātmya —greatness;  sūcakam —awakening;  asmin —in this;  kṛtam —performed;  atimartyam —uncommon;  pārthavīm —in connection with Pṛthu Mahārāja;  gatim —advancement, destination;  āpnuyāt —one should achieve.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, I have as far as possible spoken the narrations about Pṛthu Mahārāja, which enrich one's devotional attitude. Whoever takes advantage of these benefits also goes back home, back to Godhead, like Mahārāja Pṛthu.
PURPORT
The word  śrāvayet , mentioned in a previous verse, indicates that one should not only read for himself, but should also induce others to read and hear. That is called preaching. Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommended this practice:  yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa  (Cc. Madhya 7.128). “Whomever you meet, simply talk with him about the instructions given by Kṛṣṇa or tell him of narrations about Kṛṣṇa.” Pṛthu Mahārāja’s history of devotional service is as potent as narrations about the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should not make distinctions between the pastimes of the Lord and the activities of Pṛthu Mahārāja, and whenever it is possible a devotee should attempt to induce others to hear about Pṛthu Mahārāja. One should not only read of his pastimes for one’s