Text 14] Instructions by Maharaja Prthu 829

TEXT 13

THAIS ATAR TT TH (aT |
TAIN Hai a Tatton az aay 231

ekadasin mahasatra-
diksa tatra divaukasam

samajo brahmarsinam ca
rajarsinam ca sattama

ekada—once upon a time; asit—took a vow; maha-satra—great sacrifice;
diksa—initiation; tatra—in that function; divaukasam—of the demigods;
samajah—assembly; brahmarsinam—of great saintly brahmanas; ca—also;
rajarsinam—of great saintly kings; ca—also; sattama—the greatest of
devotees.

TRANSLATION

Once upon a time King Prthu Maharaja initiated the performance of a
very great sacrifice in which great saintly sages, brahmanas, demigods
from higher planetary systems and great saintly kings known as rajarsis
all assembled together.

PURPORT

In this verse the most significant point is that although King Prthu’s
residential quarters were in India, between the rivers Ganges and Yamuna,
the demigods also participated in the great sacrifice he performed. This
indicates that formerly the demigods used to come to this planet. Similar-
ly, great personalities like Arjuna, Yudhisthira and many others used to
visit higher planetary systems. Thus there was interplanetary communica-
tion via suitable airplanes and space vehicles.

TEXT 34

afaaea aly afaay aaa: |
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tasminn arhatsu sarvesu
sv-arcitesu yatharhatah

utthitah sadaso madh ye
taranam udurad iva
