Text 4] King Prthu’s Appearance and Coronation 623

TRANSLATION

The great sages said: The male is a plenary expansion of the power of
Lord Visnu, who maintains the entire universe, and the female is a plenary
expansion of the goddess of fortune, who is never separated from the Lord.

PURPORT

The significance of the goddess of fortune’s never being separated from
the Lord is clearly mentioned herein. People in the material world are
very fond of the goddess of fortune, and they want her favor in the form
of riches. They should know, however, that the goddess of fortune is
inseparable from Lord Visnu. Materialists should understand that the
goddess of fortune should be worshiped along with Lord Visnu and should
not be regarded separately. Materialists seeking the favor of the goddess
of fortune must worship Lord Visnu and Laksmi together to maintain
material opulence. If a materialist follows the policy of Ravana, who
wanted to separate Sita from Lord Ramacandra, the process of separation
will vanquish him. Those who are very rich and have taken favor of the
goddess of fortune in this world must engage their money in the service
of the Lord. In this way they can continue in their opulent position with-
out disturbance.

TEXT 4

wd J TTR Tet Ga wah TT: |
TIAA HET Aca TAT |e I

ayam tu prathamo rajnam
puman prathayitd yasah

prthur ndma maharajo
bhavisyati prthu-sravah

ayam-—this; tu—then; prathamah —the first; rajadm—of the kings; puman—
the male; prathayita—will expand; yasah—reputation; prthuh—Maharaja
Prthu; nama—by name; maha-rajah—the great king; bhavisyati—will be-
come; prthu-sravah—of wide renown.

TRANSLATION

Of the two, the male will be able to expand his reputation throughout the
world. His name will be Prthu. Indeed, he will be the first among kings.
