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The Activities of the Pracetās
1547
TEXT 45
ततोऽग्निमारुतौ राजन्मुञ्चन्मुखतो रुषा । महीं निर्वीरुधं कर्तुं संवर्तक इत्रात्यये ॥४५॥
tato 'gni-mārutau rājann amuñcan mukhato ruṣā mahīm nirvīrudham kartum samvartaka ivātyaye
tataḥ—thereafter; agni—fire; mārutau—and air; rājan—O King; amuñcan—they emitted; mukhataḥ—from their mouths; ruṣā—out of anger; mahīm—the earth; nirvīrudham—treeless; kartum—to make; samvartakaḥ—the fire of devastation; iva—like; atyaye—at the time of devastation.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, at the time of devastation, Lord Śiva emits fire and air from his mouth out of anger. To make the surface of the earth completely treeless, the Pracetās also emitted fire and air from their mouths.
PURPORT
In this verse Vidura is addressed as  rājan , which means “O King.” In this regard, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura comments that a  dhīra  never becomes angry because he is always situated in devotional service. Advanced devotees can control their senses; therefore a devotee can be addressed as  rājan . A king controls and rules in various ways amongst citizens; similarly, one who can control his senses is the king of his senses. He is a  svāmī  or  gosvāmī . The  svāmīs  and  gosvāmīs  are therefore sometimes addressed as  mahārāja , or king.
TEXT 46
भस्मसात्क्रियमाणांस्तान्द्रुमान् वीक्ष्य पितामहः । आगतः शमयामास पुत्रान् बहिष्मतो नयैः ॥४६॥
bhasmasāt kriyamāṇāṁs tān drumān vīkṣya pitā-mahaḥ āgataḥ śamayām āsa putrān barhiṣmato nayaiḥ