738 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 19

of Visnu, yet he is a great devotee of Lord Visnu. Although an empowered
incarnation of Lord Visnu, he is nonetheless a living entity. As such, he
must be a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one
is empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead andis an incarnation,
he should not forget his eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. In Kali-yuga there are many self-made incarnations, rascals,
who declare themselves to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The
words bhagavan indrah indicate that even a living entity can be as exalted
and powerful as King Indra, for even King Indra is an ordinary living
entity in the material world and possesses the four defects of the
conditioned soul. King Indra is described herein as bhagavan, which is
generally used in reference to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In
this case, however, King Indra is addressed as bhagavan because he has
so much power in his hands. Despite his becoming bhagavan, he is
envious of the incarnation of God, Prthu Maharaja. The defects of material
life are so strong that due to contamination King Indra becomes envious
of an incarnation of God.

We should try to understand, therefore, how a conditioned soul becomes
fallen. The opulence of King Prthu was not dependent on material con-
ditions. As described in this verse, he was a great devotee of Adhoksaja.
The word adhoksaja indicates the Personality of Godhead, who is beyond
the expression of mind and words. However, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead appears before the devotee in His original form of eternal bliss
and knowledge. The devotee is allowed to see the Supreme Lord eye to
eye, although the Lord is beyond the expression of our senses and beyond
our direct perception.

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Fy ware erdamiare Aaa: 22H

caramendsvamedhena
yajamdne yajus-patim

vainye yajfia-pasum spardhann
apovaha tirohitah

caramena—by the last one; asvamedhena—by the sacrifice of asvamedha-
yajiia; yajamane—when he was performing the sacrifice; yajuh-patim—for
satisfaction of the Lord of yajfia, Visnu; vainye—the son of King Vena;
