684 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 4, Ch. 17
tvam khalv osadhi-bijani
prak srstani svayambhuva
na mujicasy atma-ruddhani
mam avajiidya manda-dhth
tvam—you; khalu—certainly; osadhi—of herbs, plants and grains; bijani—
the seeds; prak—formerly; srstani—created; svayam-bhuva—by Lord Brahma;
na—do not; muficasi—deliver; dtma-ruddhani—hidden within yourself;
mdadm—me; avajfidya—disobeying; manda-dhih—less intelligent.
TRANSLATION
You have so lost your intelligence that, despite my orders, you do not
deliver the seeds of herbs and grains—formerly created by Brahma—now
hidden within yourself.
PURPORT
While creating all the planets in the universe, Lord Brahmi also created
the seeds of various grains, herbs, plants and trees. When sufficient water
falls from the clouds, the seeds fructify and produce fruits, grains,
vegetables, etc. By his example, Prthu Maharaja indicates that whenever
there is a scarcity in food production, the head of the government should
take steps to see why production is being held up and what should be done
to rectify the situation.
TEXT 25
mt genta fateay |
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Tarn Fam rarer WaT NII
amisam ksut-paritanam
artanam paridevitam
Samayisyami mad-banair
bhinnayds tava medasa
amisam—of all of them; ksudh-parttanam—suffering from hunger;
artanam—of the distressed; paridevitam—the lamentation; samayisyami—|
shall pacify; mat-banaih—by my arrows; bhinnayah—being cut into pieces;
tava—of you; medasa—by the flesh.
