Text 40] The Activities of Maharaja Priyavrata 73

he will be very highly esteemed. Maharaja Priyavrata was such a devo-
tee.

TEXT 40
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bhi-samsthanam krtam yena
sarid-giri-vanadibhih
sima ca bhita-nirvrtyai

dvipe dvipe vibhagasah

bhi-samsthanam—the situation of the earth; krtam—done; yena—
by whom; sarit—by rivers; giri—by hills and mountains; vana-
adibhih—by forests and so on; simaé—boundaries; ca—also: bhiita—of
different nations; nirurtyai—to stop fighting; dvipe dvipe—on the
various islands; vibhdgasah—separately.

TRANSLATION

“To stop the quarreling among different peoples, Maharaja
Priyavrata marked boundaries at rivers and at the edges of moun-
tains and forests so that no one would trespass upon another’s pro-

perty.””
PURPORT

The example set by Maharaja Priyavrata in marking off different
states is still followed. As indicated here, different classes of men are
destined to live in different areas, and therefore the boundaries of
various tracts of land, which are described here as islands. should be
defined by different rivers, forests and hills. This is also mentioned in
relation to Maharaja Prthu, who was born from the dead body of his
father by the manipulation of great sages. Maharaja Prthu’s father was
very sinful, and therefore a black man called Nisada was first born from
his dead body. The Naisada race was given a place in the forest because
by nature they are thieves and rogues. As animals are given places in
various forests and hills, men who are like animals are also destined to
