Text 4] Praise of King Prthu by the Professional Reciters 643
PURPORT
However expert one may be, he can never describe the glories of the
Lord adequately. Nonetheless, those engaged in glorifying the activities of
the Lord should try to do so as far as possible. Such an attempt will please
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Caitanya has advised all His
followers to go everywhere and preach the message of Lord Krsna. Since
this message is essentially Bhagavad-gitad, the preacher’s duty is to study
Bhagavad-gita as it is understood by disciplic succession and explained by
great sages and learned devotees. One should speak to the general populace
in accordance with one’s predecessors—sadhu, guru and sastras. This simple
process is the easiest method by which one can glorify the Lord. Devotional
service, however, is the real method, for by devotional service one can
satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead with just a few words. Without
devotional service, volumes of books cannot satisfy the Lord. Even though
preachers of the Krsna consciousness movement may be unable to describe
the glories of the Lord, they can nonetheless go everywhere and request
people to chant Hare Krsna.
TEXT 4
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ay maya Agt ste asada |
Tet a TaaAT ATEN Tea TATT UY I
esa dharma-bhrtam srestho
lokam dharme ’nuvartayan
gopta ca dharma-setiinam
Sasta tat-paripanthinam
esah—this King Prthu; dharma-bhrtam—of persons executing religious
activities; sresthah—the best; lokam—the whole world; dharme-—in religious
activities; anuvartayan—engaging them properly; gopta—the protector; ca—
also; dharma-setiinam—of the principles of religiosity; sasta—the chastiser;
tat-paripanthinam—of those who are against religious principles.
TRANSLATION
This King, Maharaja Prthu, is the best amongst those who are following
religious principles. As such, he will engage everyone in the pursuit of reli-
gious principles and give them all protection. He will also be a great chas-
tiser to the irreligious and atheistic.
