Text 11] Prthu Maharaja Milks the Earth Planet 711

dharam— milkman; ca—also; maha-baho—O mighty-armed one; bhitanam—
of all living entities; bhiita-bhavana—O protector of the living entities;
annam—food grains: ipsitam—desired; Grjah-valt—nourishing; bhagavin—
your worshipable self; vaiichate—desires; yadi—if.

TRANSLATION

O great hero, protector of living entities, if you desire to relieve the
living entities by supplying them sufficient grain, and if you desire to
nourish them by taking milk from me, you should make arrangements to
bring a calf suitable for this purpose and a pot in which the milk can be
kept, as well as a milkman to do the work. Since | will be very much
affectionate toward my calf, your desire to take milk from me will be
fulfilled.

PURPORT

These are nice instructions for milking a cow. The cow must first have a
calf so that out of affection for the calf she will voluntarily give sufficient
milk. There must also be an expert milkman and a suitable pot in which to
keep the milk. Just as a cow cannot deliver sufficient milk without being
affectionate to her calf, the earth cannot produce sufficient necessities
without feeling affection for those who are Krsna conscious. Even though
the earth’s being in the shape of a cow may be taken figuratively, the
meaning herein is very explicit. Just as a calf can derive milk from a cow,
all living entities—including animals, birds, bees, reptiles, aquatics, ete.—
can receive their respective foods from the planet earth provided that
human beings are not asat, or adhrta-vrata, as we have previously discussed.
When human society becomes asal, or ungodly, or devoid of Krgna con-
sciousness, the entire world suffers. If human beings are well-behaved,
animals will also receive sufficient food and be happy. The ungodly human
being, ignorant of his duty to give protection and food to the animals, kills
them to compensate for the insufficient production of grains. Thus no
one is satisfied, and that is the cause for the present condition in today’s
world,

TEXT 11

at THE At Wess Aq I: |
arate ag & onadta F frat een

samam ca kuru mam rajan
deva-urstami yathd payah
