54 Srimad-Bhagavatam {Canto 5, Ch. 1

evam upasamayanesu sva-tanayesv atha jagati-patir jagatim
arbudany ekddasa parivatsaranam avyahatakhila-purusa-kara-sara-
sambhrta-dor-danda-yugalapidita-maurvi-guna-stanita-viramita-
dharma-pratipakso barhismatyas canudinam edhamana-pramoda-
prasarana-yausinya-vrida-pramusita-hasavaloka-rucira-ksvely-adibhih
parabhityamana-viveka ivanavabudhyamana iva mahdmana bubhuje.

evam—thus; upasama-ayanesu—all well qualified; sva-tanayesu—
his own sons; atha—thereafter; jagati-patih—the master of the
universe; jagatim—the universe; arbuddni—arbudas (one arbuda
equals 100,000,000); ekadasa—eleven: parivatsaranadm—of years;
avyadhata—without being interrupted; akhila—universal; purusa-
kara—prowess; sdra—strength; sambhrta—endowed with; doh-dan-
dah—of powerful arms; yugala—by the pair; dpidita—being drawn;
maurvi-guna—of the bowstring; stanita—by the loud sound;
viramita—defeated; dharma—religious principles; pratipaksah—those
who are against; barhismatyah—of his wife Barhismati; ca—and;
anudinam—daily; edhamana—increasing; pramoda—pleasing inter-
course; prasarana—amiability; yausinya—feminine behavior; vrida—
by shyness; pramusita—held back; hdésa—laughing; avaloka—
glancing; rucira—pleasing; ksveli-adibhih—by exchanges of loving pro-
pensities; parabhiiyamdna—being defeated; vivekah—his true
knowledge; iva—like; anavabudhyamdnah—a less intelligent person;
wa—like; mahad-manadh—the great soul; bubhuje—ruled.

TRANSLATION

After Kavi, Mahavira and Savana were completely trained in the
paramaharnsa stage of life, Maharaja Priyavrata ruled the universe
for eleven arbudas of years. Whenever he was determined to fix
his arrow upon his bowstring with his two powerful arms, all op-
ponents of the regulative principles of religious life would flee
from his presence in fear of the unparalleled prowess he displayed
in ruling the universe. He greatly loved his wife Barhismati, and
with the increase of days, their exchange of nuptial love also in-
creased. By her feminine behavior as she dressed herself, walked,
got up, smiled, laughed, and glanced about, Queen Barhismati in-
