Text 6] The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata 11

HBT AAITATTITY AMAR AST ATR AAAS TANT
aaisty qaqa: i & il

yarhi vava ha rdjan sa rdja-putrah priyavratah parama-bhdagavato
ndradasya caranopasevayanjasdvagata-paramartha-satattvo brahma-
satrena diksisyamano ’vani-tala-paripdlanayamnata-pravara-guna-
ganaikdnta-bhajanataya sva-pitropamantrito bhagavati vasudeva
evavyavadhana-samadhi-yogena samavesita-sakala-karaka-kriya-
kalapo naivabhyanandad yadyapi tad apratyamnatavyam tad-
adhikarana dtmano ’nyasmdd asato *pi parabhavam anviksamanah.

yarhi—because; vava ha—indeed; rajan—O King; sah—he; rdaja-
putrah—the Prince; priyavratah—Priyavrata; parama—supreme;
bhagavatah—devotee; naradasya—of Narada; carana—the lotus feet;
upasevayad—by serving; aiijasa—quickly; avagata—became aware of;
parama-artha—transcendental subject matter; sa-tattvah—with all
knowable facts; brahma-satrena—by continuous discussion of the
Supreme; diksisyamdnah—desiring to fully dedicate himself; avani-
tala—the surface of the globe; paripdlandya—to rule over; dmnata—
directed in the revealed scriptures; pravara—highest; guna—of
qualities; gana—the sum total; ekdnta—without deviation; bhd-
Janataya—because of his possessing; sva-pitra—by his father; upé-
mantritah—being asked; bhavagati—in the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; vdsudeve—the all-pervading Lord; eva—certainly;
avyavadhana—without cessation; samadhi-yogena—by practicing yoga
in complete absorption; samavesita—completely dedicated; sakala—all;
karaka—senses; kriyd-kalapah—whose total activities; na—not; eva—
thus; abhyanandat—welcomed; yadyapi—although; tat—that;
apratyamndatavyam—not to be rejected for any reason; tat-
adhikarane—in occupying that post; dtmanah—of himself; an-
yasmat—by other engagements; asatah—material; api—certainly;
parabhavam—deterioration; anviksamanah— foreseeing.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, Prince Priyavrata
was a great devotee because he sought the lotus feet of Narada, his
spiritual master, and thus achieved the highest perfection in tran-
