Text 18] Maharaja Prthu Becomes Angry at the Earth 679

loke navindata tranam
vainyan mrtyor iva prajah

trasta tada nivaurte
hrdayena vidityata

loke—within the three worlds; na—not; avindata—could obtain; tranam—
release; vainyat—from the hand of the son of King Vena; mrtyoh—from
death; iva—like; prajah—men, trasta—being very much afraid; tada@—at that
lime; nivavrte—turned back; hrdayena—within her heart; vidiiyata—very
much aggrieved.

TRANSLATION

Just as a man cannot escape the cruel hands of death, the cow-shaped
earth could not escape the hands of the son of Vena. At length the earth,
fearful, her heart aggrieved, turned back in helplessness.

TEXT 18

Ta THEM THATTATAS |
TR arate saat Trea TA MATT 112 <I

uvaca ca maha-bhagam
dharma-jiidpanna-vatsala

trahi mam api bhittanam
palane ’vasthito bhavan

uvaca—she said; ca—and; maha-bhdégam—unto the great, fortunate King;
dharma-jiia—O knower of the principles of religion; dpanna-vatsala—O
shelter of the surrendered; trahi—save; mam—me; api—indeed; bhiitanam—
of living entities; palane—in protection; avasthitah—situated; bhavan—Y our
Majesty.
TRANSLATION

Addressing the great opulent King Prthu as the knower of religious
principles and shelter of the surrendered, she said: Please save me. You are
the protector of all living entities. Now you are situated as the King of this
planet.

PURPORT

The cow-shaped earth addressed King Prthu as dharma-jnia, which refers
to one who knows the principles of religion. The principles of religion
