Text 42] | Prthu Maharaja’s Meeting with the Four Kumaras 945

darsitatma-gatih samyak
prasasyovaca tam nrpah

maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya continued to say; sah—the
King; evam—thus; brahma-putrena—by the son of Lord Brahma; kumarena—
by one of the Kumaras; atma-medhasa—well versed in spiritual knowledge;
darsita—being shown; atma-gatih—spiritual advancement; samyak—com-
pletely; prasasya—worshiping; uvdca—said; tam—unto him; arpah—the

King.
TRANSLATION

Being thus enlightened to complete spiritual knowledge by the son of
Brahma—one of the Kumaras, who was complete in spiritual knowledge—
the King worshiped them in the following words.

PURPORT

In this verse the word atma-medhasa is commented upon by Sripada
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who says that atmani means unto Lord
Krsna, paramatmani. Lord Krsna is Paramatma (isvarah paramah krsnah,
Brahma-samhita, 5.1); therefore one whose mind is acting fully in Krsna
consciousness is called atma-medhah. This may be contrasted to the word
grha-medhi, which refers to one whose brain is always engrossed with
thoughts of material activities. The atma-medhah is always thinking of
Krsna’s activities in Krsna consciousness. Since Sanat-kumara, who was a
son of Lord Brahma, was fully Krsna conscious, he could point out the
path of spiritual advancement. The word atma-gatih refers to that path of
activities by which one can make progress in understanding Krsna.

TEXT 42

UAT
MN Aare:  etnssataatere |
TANGA AA A FARA: |vAll

rajovaca
krto me ’nugrahah purvam
harinartanukampina
tam apadayitum brahman
bhagavan yuyam agatah
