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Mahārāja Pṛthu's Going Back Home
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own benefit but should induce others to read and hear about them also. In this way everyone can be benefited.
TEXT 39
अनुदिनमिदमादरेण शृण्वन् 
    पृथुचरितं प्रथयन् विमुक्तसङ्गः । 
    भगवति भवसिन्धुपोतपादे 
    स च निपुणां लभते रति मनुष्यः ॥३९॥
anudinam idam ādareṇa śṛṇvan 
    pṛthu-caritam prathayan vimukta-saṅgaḥ 
    bhagavati bhava-sindhu-pota-pāde 
    sa ca nipuṇām labhate ratim manuṣyaḥ
anudinam—day after day; idam—this; ādareṇa—with great respect; śṛṇvan—hearing; pṛthu-caritam—the narration of Pṛthu Mahārāja; prathayan—chanting; vimukta—liberated; saṅgaḥ—association; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhava-sindhu—the ocean of nescience; pota—the boat; pāde—whose lotus feet; saḥ—he; ca—also; nipuṇām—complete; labhate—achieves; ratim—attachment; manuṣyaḥ—the person.
TRANSLATION
Whoever, with great reverence and adoration, regularly reads, chants and describes the history of Mahārāja Pṛthu's activities will certainly increase unflinching faith and attraction for the lotus feet of the Lord. The Lord's lotus feet are the boat by which one can cross the ocean of nescience.
PURPORT
The word  bhava-sindhu-pota-pāde  is significant in this verse. The lotus feet of the Lord are known as  mahat-padam ; this means that the total source of material existence rests on the lotus feet of the Lord. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 10.8),  aham sarvasya prabhavaḥ : everything is emanating from Him. This cosmic manifestation, which is compared to an ocean of nescience, is also resting on the lotus feet of the Lord. As such, this great ocean of nescience is minimized by a person who is a pure devotee. One who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord need not cross over the ocean because he has already crossed it by virtue of his position at the Lord's lotus feet. By hearing and chanting of the glories