Text 56] — Prthu Maharaja’s Meeting with the Four Kumaras 965
Even in this fallen age if the rulers, governors and presidents take advantage
of Prthu Maharaja’s example, there will certainly be a reign of peace and
prosperity throughout the world.
TEXT 56
THT | AAT ATT: |
meafeeay Ted aaa Bat Fe MIME
rajety adhan nama-dheyam
soma-raja tvaparah
surya-vad visrjan grhpan
pratapams ca bhuvo vasu

raja—the King; iti—thus; adhat—took up; nama-dheyam—of the name;
soma-rajah—the king of the moon planet; iva—like; aparah—on the other
hand; surya-vat—like the sun-god; visrjan—distributing; grhnan—exacting;
pratapan—by strong ruling; ca—also; bhuvah—of the world; vasu—revenue.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Prthu became as celebrated a king as Somaraja, the king of
the moon. He was also powerful and exacting, just like the sun-god who
distributes heat and light and at the same time exacts all the planetary
waters.

PURPORT

In this verse Maharaja Prthu is compared to the kings of the moon and
sun. The king of the moon and the king of the sun serve as examples of
how the Lord desires the universe to be ruled. The sun distributes heat and
light and at the same time exacts water from all planets. The moon is very
pleasing at night, and when one becomes fatigued after a day’s labor in
the sun, he can enjoy the moonshine. Like the sun-god, Prthu Maharaja
distributed his heat and light to give protection to his kingdom, for with-
out heat and light no one can exist. Similarly, Prthu Maharaja exacted
taxes and gave such strong orders to the citizens and government that no
one had the power to disobey him. On the other hand, he pleased everyone
just like the moonshine. Both the sun and the moon have particular
influences by which they maintain order in the universe, and modern
scientists and philosophers should become familiar with the Supreme
Lord’s perfect plan for universal maintenance.
