Text 38] The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata 69

Therefore even though he had accepted material opulences, he could not
be deviated from his own task. He again became Krsna conscious. As

confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:

nehabhikrama-naso ’sti
pratyavayo na vidyate

svalpam apy asya dharmasya
trayate mahato bhayat

‘‘In devotional service there is no loss or diminution, and even a small
service rendered in devotional life is sufficient to save one from the
greatest danger.” (Bg. 2.40) Such renunciation as Maharaja Priyavrata’s
is possible only by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Generally when people are powerful or when they have a beautiful wife,
a beautiful home and material popularity, they become more and more
entangled. Priyavrata Maharaja, however, having been completely
trained by the great sage Narada, revived his Krsna consciousness in
spite of all impediments.

TEXT 38

RATATAT AIA: TAT eat ANAT
frasramait a afet watts aerate a
faftafraat ae adeeherarn ana ance ai
GACTGAA I 3c I

para-devata-prasddadhigatatma-pratyavamarsendnupravrttebhyah
putrebhya imam yatha-dayam vibhajya bhukta-bhogam ca mahisim
mrtakam iva saha maha-vibhitim apahaya svayam nihita-nirvedo hrdi
grhita-hari-vihardnubhavo bhagavato naradasya padavim punar
evanusasara.

para-devata—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: prasada—by
the mercy; adhigata—obtained; dtma-pratyavamarsena—by self-
realization; anupravurttebhyah—who exactly follow his path:
