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Chapter 16: Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Verse 22 of 27
SB 4.16.22

अयं महीं गां दुदुहे ऽधिराजः प्रजापतिर्वृत्तिकरः प्रजानाम् यो लीलयाद्रीन्स्वशरासकोट्या भिन्दन्समां गामकरोद्यथेन्द्रः

ayaṁ mahīṁ gāṁ duduhe 'dhirājaḥ prajāpatir vṛtti-karaḥ prajānām yo līlayādrīn sva-śarāsa-koṭyā bhindan samāṁ gām akarod yathendraḥ

Synonyms

ayam—this King; mahīm—the earth; gām—in the form of a cow; duduhe—will milk; adhirājaḥ—extraordinary king; prajā-patiḥ—progenitor of mankind; vṛtti-karaḥ—providing living facility; prajānām—of the citizens; yaḥ—one who; līlayā—simply by pastimes; adrīn—mountains and hills; sva-śarāsa—of his bow; koṭyā—by the pointed end; bhindan—breaking; samām—level; gām—the earth; akarot—will make; yathā—as; indraḥ—the King of heaven, Indra..

Translation

This King, this protector of the citizens, is an extraordinary king and is equal to the prajāpati demigods. For the living facility of all citizens, he will milk the earth, which is like a cow. Not only that, but he will level the surface of the earth with the pointed ends of his bow, breaking all the hills exactly as King Indra, the heavenly King, breaks mountains with his powerful thunderbolt.

Verse 22 of 27