Text 19] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 1007

bhumau—on the earth; vyakiran—scattered ; prasunaih—with flowers; muda—
in pleasure; muhuh—continually; dundubhayah—celestial drums; ca—also;
neduh—beaten.

TRANSLATION

Thus the King, Maharaja Pariksit, sat to fast until death. All the demi-
gods of the higher planets praised the King’s actions and in pleasure
continually scattered flowers over the earth and beat celestial drums.

PURPORT

Even up to the time of Maharaja Pariksit there were interplanetary
communications, and the news of Maharaja Pariksit’s fasting unto death to
attain salvation reached the higher planets in the sky where the intelligent
demigods live. The demigods are more luxurious than human beings, but
all of them are obedient to the orders of the Supreme Lord. There is no
one in the heavenly planets who is an atheist nonbeliever. Thus any devotee
of the Lord on the surface of the earth is always praised by them, and in
the case of Maharaja Pariksit they were greatly delighted and thus gave
tokens of honor by scattering flowers over the earth and by beating
celestial drums. A demigod takes pleasure in seeing someone go back to
Godhead. He is always pleased with a devotee of the Lord, so much so
that by his adhidaivic powers he may help the devotees in all respects. And
by their actions, the Lord is pleased with them. There is an invisible chain
of complete cooperation between the Lord, the demigods and the devotee
of the Lord on earth.

TEXT 19

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Wa afeacraatenra: |

TAGIEM SAR
TAVITA HRI

maharsayo vai samupagata ye
prasasya sadhv ity anumodamanah
ucuh prajanugraha-sila-sara
yad uttama-sloka-gunabhirupam

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