Text 37] Maharaja Prthu’s Going Back Home 1021
PURPORT

Since a ksatriya king naturally desires to rule the world, he wishes to
make all other kings subordinate to him. This was also the position many
years ago when Prthu Maharaja was ruling over the earth. At that time he
was the only emperor on this planet. Even five thousand years ago, Maharaja
Yudhisthira and Maharaja Pariksit were the sole emperors of this planet.
Sometimes the subordinate kings rebelled, and it was necessary for the
emperor to go and chastise them. This process of chanting the narrations
of the life and character of Prthu Maharaja is recommended for conquering
kings if they want to fulfill their desire to rule the world.

TEXT 37
TAIT ATT AYRE |
Fa att Grd TATE RAITS RII
muktanya-sango bhagavaty
amalam bhaktim udvahan
vainyasya caritam punyam
Srnuyac chravayet pathet

mukta-anya-sangah—being freed from all material contamination;
bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; amalam—unalloyed;
bhaktim— devotional service; udvahan—carrying out; vainyasya—of the son
of Maharaja Vena; caritam—character; punyam—pious; srnuyat—must hear;
Sravayet—must induce others to hear; pathet—and go on reading.

TRANSLATION

A pure devotee who is executing the different processes of devotional
service may be situated in the transcendental position, being completely
absorbed in Krgna consciousness, but even he, while discharging devotional
service, must hear, read and induce others to hear about the character and
life of Prthu Maharaja.

PURPORT

There is a type of neophyte devotee who is very anxious to hear about
the pastimes of the Lord, especially the rasa-lild chapters in Srimad-
Bhagavatam. Such a devotee should know by this instruction that the
pastimes of Prthu Maharaja are nondifferent from the pastimes of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. An ideal king, Prthu Maharaja exhibited
