642 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch, 16

Lord Siva and Lord Brahmi. If the demigods cannot find adequate language
to express the glories of the Lord, then what to speak of others? Conse-
quently reciters like the sita and the magadha felt inadequate to speak
about King Prthu.

By glorifying the Lord with exalted verses, one becomes purified. Al-
though we are unable to offer prayers to the Lord in an adequate fashion,
our duty is to make the attempt in order to purify ourselves. It is not that
we should stop our glorification because demigods like Lord Brahma and
Lord Siva cannot adequately glorify the Lord. Rather, as stated by
Prahlada Maharaja, everyone should glorify the Lord according to his own
ability. If we are serious and sincere devotees, the Lord will give us the
intelligence to offer prayers properly.

TEXT 3

HACIRATA: «TUN
SUA —- BAVFATEAT: |
aad afati: satfzar:
eT wae FraeAte | 2 UI

athapy udara-sravasah prthor hareh
kalavatarasya kathamrtadrtah

yathopadesam munibhih pracoditah
Slaghyani karmani vayam vitanmahi

athapi—nevertheless; udara—liberal; sravasah—whose fame; prthoh—of
King Prthu; hareh—of Lord Vignu; kala—part of a plenary expansion;
avatarasya—incarnation; katha—words; amrta—nectarean; adrtah—attentive
to; yatha—according to; upadesam—instruction; munibhih—by the great
sages; pracoditah—being encouraged; slagh yani—laudable; karmani—activi-
ties; vayam—we; vitanmahi-shall try to spread.

TRANSLATION

Although we are unable to glorify you adequately, we nonetheless have
a transcendental taste to glorify your activities, We shall try to glorify you
according to the instructions received from authoritative sages and scholars.
Whatever we speak, however, is always inadequate and very insignificant.
Dear King, because you are a direct incarnation of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, all your activities are liberal and ever laudable.
