786 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 20

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; sah—he; ittham—thus; loka-guruna—by
the supreme master of all people; visvak-senena—by the Personality of
Godhead; visva-jit— the conqueror of the world (Maharaja Prthu); anusasitah
—being ordered ;ddesam—instructions; sirasa—on the head; jagrhe— accepted;
hareh—of the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

The great saint Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, in this way Maha-
raja Prthu, the conqueror of the entire world, accepted the instructions of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead on his head.

PURPORT

One should accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of God-
head by bowing down at the lotus feet of the Lord. This means that any-
thing spoken by the Personality of Godhead should be taken as it is, with
great care and attention and with great respect. It is not our business to
amend the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or make addi-
tions or alterations, as it has become a custom for many so-called scholars
and svamis who comment on the words of Bhagavad-gita. Here the practi-
cal example of how to accept the instruction of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is shown by Prthu Maharaja.This is the way to receive knowl-
edge through the parampara system.

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sprsantam padayoh premna
vriditam svena karmana
Sata-kratum parisvajya
vidvesam visasarja ha

sprsantam—touching; padayoh—the feet; premna—in ecstasy ; vriditam—
ashamed; svena—his own; karmand—by activities; sata-kratum—King Indra;
parisvajya—embracing; vidvesam—envy ; visasarja—gave up; ha—of course.
