972 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 22

PURPORT

In this verse the words strinam and ramah are significant. It is the
practice amongst ladies to hear and enjoy the praises of certain heroes.
From this verse it appears that Prthu Maharaja’s reputation was so great
that ladies all over the universe would hear of it with great pleasure. At
the same time, his glories were heard all over the universe by the devotees,
and they were as pleasing as Lord Ramacandra’s glories. Lord Ramacandra’s
kingdom is still existing, and recently there was a political party in India
named the Ramarajya Party, which wanted to establish a kingdom
resembling the kingdom of Rama. Unfortunately, modern politicians want
the kingdom of Rama without Rama Himself. Although they have ban-
ished the idea of God consciousness, they still expect to establish the
kingdom of Rama. Such a proposal is rejected by devotees. Prthu
Maharaja’s reputation was heard by saintly persons because he exactly
represented Lord Ramacandra, the ideal king.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Twenty-
second Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “King Prthu Maharaja’s
Meeting with the Four Kumaras.”
