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Chapter 15: King Pṛthu's Appearance and Coronation

Verse 6 of 25
SB 4.15.6

एष साक्षाद्धरेरंशो जातो लोकरिरक्षया इयं च तत्परा हि श्रीरनुजज्ञे ऽनपायिनी

eṣa sākṣād dharer aṁśo jāto loka-rirakṣayā iyaṁ ca tat-parā hi śrīr anujajñe 'napāyinī

Synonyms

eṣaḥthis male; sākṣātdirectly; hareḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aṁśaḥpartial representative; jātaḥborn; lokathe entire world; rirakṣayāwith a desire to protect; iyamthis female; caalso; tat-parāvery much attached to him; hicertainly; śrīḥthe goddess of fortune; anujajñetook birth; anapāyinīinseparable..

Translation

In the form of King Pṛthu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared through a part of His potency to protect the people of the world. The goddess of fortune is the constant companion of the Lord, and therefore she has incarnated partially as Arci to become King Pṛthu's queen.

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that whenever one sees an extraordinary power, he should conclude that a specific partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is present. There are innumerable such personalities, but not all of them are direct viṣṇu-tattva plenary expansions of the Lord. Many living entities are classified among the śakti-tattvas. Such incarnations, empowered for specific purposes, are known as śaktyāveśa-avatāras. King Pṛthu was a śaktyāveśa-avatāra of the Lord. Similarly, Arci, King Pṛthu's wife, was a śaktyāveśa-avatāra of the goddess of fortune.

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