Text 7| King Prthu’s Appearance and Coronation 625

esah—this male; saksat—directly; hareh—of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; amsah—partial representative; jdlah—born; loka—the entire
world; riraksaya—with a desire to protect; tyam—this female; ca—also;
tal-para—very much attached to him; hi—certainly; srih—the goddess of
fortune; anujajne—took birth; anapayini—inseparable.

TRANSLATION

In the form of King Prthu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has
appeared through a part of His potency to protect the people of the world.
The goddess of fortune is the constant companion of the Lord, and there-
fore she has incarnated partially as Arci to become King Prthu’s queen.

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that whenever one sees an extraordinary
power, he should conclude that a specific partial representation of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is present. There are innumerable such
personalities, but not all of them are direct visnu-taltva plenary expansions
of the Lord. Many living entities are classified among the sakti-tattvas.
Such incarnalions, empowered for specific purposes, are known us
Saklyavesa-avalaras. King Prthu was such a saktyavesa-avatara of the Lord.
Similarly, Arci, King Prthu’s wife, was a saklydvesa-avaltara of the goddess
of fortune.

TE?

a97 Taq
adata wd fam aeaaraT aT: |
Baa: Grae: fray Frakes aft iI

maitreya uvdca
prasamsanti sma lam vipra
gandharva-pravara jaguh
mumucuh sumano-dharah
siddha nrlyanti svah-striyah

mailreyah uvdca—the great saint Maitreya said; prasamsanti sma—
praised, glorified; tam—him (Prthu); viprah—all the brahmanas; gandharva-
pravarah—the best of the Gandharvas; jaguh—chanted; mumucuh—released;
sumanah-dharah—showers of flowers; siddhah—the personalitics from
Siddhaloka; nrtyanti—were dancing; svah—of the heavenly planets; striyah
women (the Apsaras).
