Text 38] King Prthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices 761
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STAT TA aE RCI
sa tvam vimrsyasya bhavam prajdpate
sankalpanam visva-srjam pipiprhi
aindrim ca mayam upadharma-mdalaram
pracanda-pakhanda-patham prabho jahi
sah—the aforesaid; tuam—you; vimrsya—considering; asya—of the world;
bhavam—existence; praja-pate— © protector of the people; sankalpanam—
the determination; visva-srj@m—of the progenitors of the world; pipiprhi—
just fulfill; aindrim—created by the King of heaven; ca—also; mayam—
illusion; upadharma—of the irreligious system of so-called sannyasa;
mataram—the mother; pracanda—furious, dangerous; pakhanda-patham—
the path of sinful activities; prabho—O Lord; jahi—please conquer.
TRANSLATION
O protector of the people in general, please consider the purpose of your
being incarnated by Lord Vignu. The irreligious principles created by Indra
are but mothers of so many unwanted religions. Please therefore stop these
imitations immediately.
PURPORT
Lord Brahma addresses King Prthu as prajapate just to remind him of
his great responsibility in maintaining the peace and prosperity of the
citizens. Maharaja Prthu was empowered by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead for this purpose only. It is the duty of the ideal king to see that
people are properly executing religious principles. Lord Brahma especially
requested King Prthu to conquer the pseudo-religious principles produced
by King Indra. In other words, it is the duty of the state or king to put a
stop to pseudo-religious systems produced by unscrupulous persons.
Originally a religious principle is one, given by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, and it comes through the channel of disciplic succession in two
forms. Lord Brahma requested Prthu Maharaja to desist in his unnecessary
competition with Indra, who was determined to stop Prthu Maharaja from
completing one hundred yajias. Instead of creating adverse reactions, it was
better for Maharaja Prthu to stop the yajfas in the interest of his original
purpose as an incarnation. This purpose wasto establish good government
and set things in the right order.
