Text 23] —_ Praise of King Prthu by the Professional Reciters 661

ayam—this King; mahim—the earth; gam—in the form of a cow; duduhe—
will milk; adhirdjah—extraordinary king; prajd-patih—progenitor of man-
kind; urtti-karah—providing living facility; prajandm—of the citizens; yah—
one who; lilaya—simply by pastimes; adrin—mountains and hills; sva-
Sardsa—of his bow; kofya—by the pointed end; bhindan—breaking; samam—
level; gam—the earth; akarot—will make; yathd—as; indrah—the King of
heaven, Indra.

TRANSLATION

This King, this protector of the citizens, is an extraordinary king and is
equal to the prajapati demigods. For the living facility of all citizens, he will
milk the earth, which is like a cow. Not only that, but he will level the
surface of the earth with the pointed ends of his bow, breaking all the hills
exactly as King Indra, the heavenly King, breaks mountains with his power-
ful thunderbolt.

TEXT 23

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visphiirjayann ajagavam dhanuh svayar
yadacarat ksmam avisahyam ajau
tada nililyur disi disy asanto
langiilam udyamya yatha mrgendrah

visphirjayan—vibrating; adja-gavam—made of the horns of goats and bulls;
dhanuh—his bow; svayam—personally; yada—when; acarat—will travel;
ksmam—on the earth; avisahyam-—irresistible; djau—in battle; tad@—at that
time; nililyuh—will hide themselves; disi disi—in all directions; asantah—
demoniac men; laigilam—tail; udyamya—keeping high; yatha—as;
mygendrah—the lion.

TRANSLATION

When the lion travels in the forest with its tail turned upward, all menial
animals hide themselves. Similarly, when King Prthu will travel over his
kingdom and vibrate the string of his bow, which is made of the horns of
goats and bulls and is irresistible in battle, all demoniac rogues and thieves
will hide themselves in all directions.
