Text 28] Maharaja Prthu Becomes Angry at the Earth 687

dtma-yoga-balenema
dharayisyamy aham prajah

tvaim—you; stabdhdm—very much puffed up; durmadam—mad; nitva—
bringing into such a condition; mayd-gam—false cow; tilasah—into small
particles like grains; saraih—by my arrows; dtma—personal; yoga-balena—
by mystic power; imah—all these; dhdrayisyami—shall uphold; aham—|;
prajah—all the citizens, or all the living entities.

TRANSLATION

You are very much puffed up with pride and have become almost insane.
Presently you have assumed the form of a cow by your mystic powers.
Nonetheless I shall cut you into small pieces like grain, and I will uphold
the entire population by my personal mystic powers.

PURPORT

The earth informed King Prthu that if he destroyed her, he and his sub-
jects would all fall down into the waters of the garbha ocean. King Prthu
now replies to that point. Although the earth assumed the shape of a cow
by her mystic powers in order to be saved from being killed by the King,
the King was nonetheless aware of this fact and would not hesitate to cut
her to pieces, just like small bits of grain. As far as the destruction of the,
citizens is concerned, Maharaja Prthu maintained that he could uphold
everyone by his own mystic powers. He did not need the help of the earthly
planet. Being the incarnation of Lord Visnu, Prthu Maharaja possessed the
power of Sankargana, which is explained by the scientists as the power of
gravitation. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is holding millions of
planets in space without any support; similarly, Prthu Maharaja would not
have had any difficulty supporting all his citizens and himself in space with-
out the help of the planet earth. The Lord is known as Y ogesvara, master
of all mystic powers. Consequently the planet earth was informed by the
King that she need not worry about his standing without her help.

TEXT 28

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