Text 46] The Activities of the Pracetas 1547

TEXT 45

aaSaAedt UTAARTaAT ST |
adi fadted wd dace eT leh

tato ‘gni-marutau rajann
amujican mukhato rusa

mahim nirvirudham kartum
samvartaka ivatyaye

tatah— thereafter; agni—fire; marutau—and air; rajan—O King; amuiican--
they emitted; mukhatah—from their mouths; rusd—out of anger; mahim—
the earth; nirvirudham—treeless; kartum—to make; samvartakah— the fire
of devastation; iva—like; atyaye—at the time of devastation.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, at the time of devastation, Lord Siva emits fire and air
from his mouth out of anger. To make the surface of the earth completely
treeless, the Pracetas also emitted fire and air from their mouths.

PURPORT

In this verse Vidura is addressed as rajan, which means “‘O King.” In this
regard, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments that a dhira never
becomes angry because he is always situated in devotional service. Ad-
vanced devotees can control their senses; therefore a devotee can be ad-
dressed as rajan. A king controls and rules in various ways amongst citizens;
similarly, one who can control his senses is the king of his senses. He is
a svami or gosvami. The svamis and gosvamis are therefore sometimes ad-
dressed as maharaja, or king.

TEXT 46

WAM eHITAAezaT Tey fae: |
ATA: WANA FAT TAT AT WI

bhasmasat kriyamanams tan
druman viksya pita-mahah
dgatah Samayam asa
putran barhismato nayaih
