142 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 4

of rain. It is essential for the people in this age to perform the
sankirtana-yajna in order to be materially happy and to advance
spiritually.

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nabhis tu yathabhilasitam suprajastvam avarudhyati-pramoda-bhara-
vihvalo gadgadaksaraya gira svairam grhita-naraloka-sadharmam
bhagavantam purdna-purusam maya-vilasita-matir vatsa tateti
sdnuragam upalalayan param nirurtim upagatah.

nabhih—King Nabhi; tw—certainly; yatha-abhilasitam—according
to his desire; su-prajastvam—the most beautiful son; avarudhya—
getting; ati-pramoda—of great jubilation; bhara—by an excess;
vihvalah—being overwhelmed; gadgada-aksaraya—faltering in
ecstasy; gird—with a voice; svairam—by His independent will; grhita—
accepted; nara-loka-sadharmam—acting as if a human being; bhaga-
vantam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purdna-purusam—the
oldest among living beings; maya—by yogamaya; vilasita—bewildered;
matih—his mentality; vatsa—my dear son; tata—my darling; iti—thus;
sa-anuragam—with great affection; upaldlayan—raising; parém—
transcendental; nirvrtim—bliss; upagatah—achieved.

TRANSLATION

Due to getting a perfect son according to his desire, King Nabhi
was always overwhelmed with transcendental bliss and was very
affectionate to his son. It was with ecstasy and a faltering voice that
he addressed Him, ‘‘My dear son, my darling.”’ This mentality was
brought about by yogamaya, whereby he accepted the Supreme
Lord, the supreme father, as his own son. Out of His supreme
good will, the Lord became his son and dealt with everyone as if He
were an ordinary human being. Thus King Nabhi began to raise
