Text 20] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1045
direction; praticim—western; prayayuh—went away; tapasi—in austerities;
adrta—accepting seriously ; cetasah—in the heart.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, because of their
pious nature, all the sons of Pracinabarhi very seriously accepted the words
of their father with heart and soul, and with these words on their heads,
they went toward the west to execute their father’s order.
PURPORT
. In this verse sadhavah (meaning pious or well behaved) is very impor-
tant, especially at the present moment. It is derived from the word sadhu.
A perfect sadhu is one who is always engaged in the devotional service of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Pracinabarhi’s sons are described
as sadhavah because of their complete obedience to their father. The
father, king and spiritual master are supposed to be representatives of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such they have to be re-
spected as the Supreme Lord. It is the duty of the father, the spiritual
master and the king to regulate their subordinates in such a way that
they ultimately become fully unalloyed devotees of the Supreme Lord.
That is the duty of the superiors, and it is the duty of the subordinates
to obey their orders perfectly and in a disciplined way. The word sirasa
(on their heads) is also significant, for the Pracetas accepted the orders
of their father and carried them on their heads, which means they ac-
cepted them in complete surrender.
TEXT 20
T aaRgT fetter | GHERAT: |
Wewd I as TaAAAfsoryayq IlRoll
sa samudram upa vistirnam
apasyan su-mahat sarah
mahan-mana iva svaccham
prasanna-salilasayam
sa samudram—almost near the ocean; upa—more or less; vistirnam—very
wide and long; apasyan—they saw; su-mahat—very great; sarah—reservoir
of water; mahat—great soul; manah—mind; iva—like; su-accham—clear;
prasanna—joy ful; salila— water; asayam—taken shelter of.
