248 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 7

TEXT 1
tA STATI
MAT AAMT Far aTaaataaagheaesna afafeaa-
AGMA: Waa assay i 2 i

Sri-suka uvaca
bharatas tu maha-bhagavato yada bhagavatavani-tala-paripdlanéya
sancintitas tad-anusdsana-parah pafcajanim visvaripa-duhitaram
upayeme.

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sukadeva Gosvami said: bharatah—Maharaja
Bharata: tu—but: maha-bhagavatah—a maha-bhagavata, most exalted
devotee of the Lord: yada—when: bhagavata—by the order of his
father, Lord Rsabhadeva; avani-tala—the surface of the globe; pari-
palandya—for ruling over; savicintitah—made up his mind; tat-
anuSsdsana-parah—engaged in governing the globe; paficajanim—
Pajicajani; visvariipa-duhitaram—the daughter of Visvaripa; upa-
yyeme —married.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued speaking to Maharaja Pariksit: My
dear King, Bharata Maharaja was a topmost devotee. Following the
orders of his father, who had already decided to install him on the
throne, he began to rule the earth accordingly. When Bharata
Maharaja ruled the entire globe, he followed the orders of his
father and married Paficajani, the daughter of Visvaripa.

TEXT 2

TAY FU MAMTA Ts TATA THAT
rah gat cada yahaffs 8

tasyam u ha va atmajan kartsnyenanuriipan atmanah parca janayam
asa bhitddir iva bhita-siiksmani. sumatim rastrabhrtam sudarsanam
dvaranam dhimraketum iti.
