662 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 16

PURPORT

It is very appropriate to compare a powerful king like Prthu to a lion. In
India, ksatriya kings are still called simha, which means “lion.” Unless
rogues, thieves and other demoniac people in astate are afraid of the execu-
tive head, who rules the kingdom with a strong hand, there cannot be
peace or prosperity in the state. Thus it is most regrettable when a woman
becomes the executive head instead of a lion-like king. In such a situation
the people are considered very unfortunate.

TEXT 24

UISAAAA —«-TAAT AIT
aa omy aa
Chit 2 a CORE
TARAATA TIATA URI

eso §vamedhan satam ajahara
sarasvatt pradur abhavi yatra

aharsid yasya hayam purandarah
Sata-kratus carame vartamane

esah—this King; asvamedhan—sacrifices known as asvamedha; gatam—one
hundred; djahdra—will perform; sarasvati—the river of the name Sarasvati;
praduh abhavi—became manifest; yatra—where; aharsit—will steal; yasya—
whose; hayam—horse; purandarah—the Lord Indra; sata-kratuh—who per-
formed one hundred sacrifices; carame—while the last sacrifice; vartamane—
is occurring.

TRANSLATION

At the source of the River Sarasvati, this King will perform one hundred
sacrifices known as asvamedha. In the course of the last sacrifice, the
heavenly King Indra will steal the sacrificial horse.

TEXT 25

we maa | OaaeT

aacent aTAAAT |
FANT AKAUTAIMS Ta-

mad wat aa wt facta nasil
