Text 13] Lord Visnu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena T719
you may be posted by My arrangement, for your only duty here is to give
protection to the citizens of your kingdom.

PURPORT

Here is an example of receiving direct instruction from the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu. One has to execute the order of
Lord Visnu, whether receiving it directly from Him or from His bona
fide representative, the spiritual master. Arjuna fought the Battle of Kuru-
ksetra under the direct order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Krsna. Similarly, here Prthu Maharaja is also being given orders by Lord
Visnu regarding the execution of his duty. We have to stick to the prin-
ciples stated in the Bhagavad-gita. Vyavasayatmika buddhih: every man’s
duty is to receive orders from Lord Krgna or from His bona fide repre-
sentative and take these orders as his life and soul, without personal
considerations. Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura states that one should
not care very much whether he is going to be liberated or not, but he
should simply execute the direct order received from the spiritual master.
If one sticks to the principle of abiding by the order of the spiritual mas-
ter, he will always remain in a liberated position. A common man must
execute the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma by working in his
prescribed duty according to the caste system (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya
and Sidra) and the spiritual order system (brahmacarya, grhastha, vana-
prastha and sannyasa). If one simply executes regularly and strictly the
injunctions given for the different divisions of life, then one satisfies Lord
Visnu.

As a king, Prthu Maharaja was ordered by Lord Visnu to keep himself
always aloof from the activities of the bodily situation and to engage
always in the service of the Lord and thus keep himself in the liberated
stage. The word baddha-sauhrdah in the previous verse is explained here.
with. One can fully remain in intimate connection with the Supreme Lord
directly or receive orders from His bona fide representative the spiritual
master and execute the orders sincerely when one keeps aloof from the
activities of the body. The Lord helps us by giving us directions how to
act in devotional service and thus advance on the path back home, back to
Godhead. He instructs us outwardly in the form of the spiritual master.
Therefore, one should not accept the spiritual master as an ordinary human
being. The Lord says, dcaryam mam vijaniyan navamanyeta karhicit: one
should not treat the spiritual master as an ordinary human being because
