712 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 18
apartav api bhadram te:
upavarteta me vibho
samam—equally level; ca—also; kuru—make; mam~—me; rajan—O King;
deva-vrstam—fallen as rain by the mercy of King Indra; yatha—so that;
payah—water; apartau—when the rainy season has ceased; api—even;
bhadram—auspiciousness; te—unto you; upavarteta—it can remain; me—on
me; vibho—O Lord.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, may I inform you that you have to make the entire sur-
face of the globe level. This will help me, even when the rainy season has
ceased. Rainfall comes by the mercy of King Indra. Rainfall will remain on
the surface of the globe always keeping the earth moistened, and thus it
will be auspicious for all kinds of production.
PURPORT
King Indra of the heavenly planets is in charge of throwing thunderbolts
and giving rainfall. Generally thunderbolts are thrown on the tops of hills
in order to break them to pieces. As these pieces are spread asunder in due
course of time, the surface of the globe gradually becomes fit for agricul-
ture. Level land is especially conducive to the production of grain. Thus
the planet earth requested Maharaja Prthu to level the surface of the earth,
breaking up the high land and mountains.
TEXT 12
eta fret fed art ya era ate: |
Tea HA AG TONAEcaHsTH: 122A
iti priyam hitam vakyam
bhuva adaya bhiipatih
vatsam krtva manum pandav
aduhat sakalausadhih
iti—thus; priyam—pleasing; hitam—beneficial; vak yam—words; bhuvah—
of the earth; adaya—taking into consideration; bha-patih—the King; vatsam
—calf; krtva—making; manum—Svayambhuva Manu; panau—in his hands;
aduhat—milked; sakala—all; osadhih—herbs and grains.
