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Chapter 22: Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Verse 54 of 63
SB 4.22.54

विजिताश्वं धूम्रकेशं हर्यक्षं द्रविणं वृकम् सर्वेषां लोकपालानां दधारैकः पृथुर्गुणान्

vijitāśvaṁ dhūmrakeśaṁ haryakṣaṁ draviṇaṁ vṛkam sarveṣāṁ loka-pālānāṁ dadhāraikaḥ pṛthur guṇān

Synonyms

vijitāśvamof the name Vijitāśva; dhūmrakeśamof the name Dhūmrakeśa; haryakṣamof the name Haryakṣa; draviṇamof the name Draviṇa; vṛkamof the name Vṛka; sarveṣāmof all; loka-pālānāmthe governing heads of all planets; dadhāraaccepted; ekaḥone; pṛthuḥKing Pṛthu Mahārāja; guṇānall qualities..

Translation

After begetting five sons named Vijitāśva, Dhūmrakeśa, Haryakṣa, Draviṇa and Vṛka, Pṛthu Mahārāja continued to rule the planet. He accepted all the qualities of the deities who governed all other planets.

Purport

In each and every planet there is a predominating deity. It is understood from Bhagavad-gītā that in the sun there is a predominating deity named Vivasvān. Similarly, there is a predominating deity of the moon and of the various planets. Actually the predominating deities in all the other planets are descendants from the predominating deities of the sun and moon. On this planet earth there are two kṣatriya dynasties, and one comes from the predominating deity of the sun and the other from the predominating deity of the moon, known as Sūrya-vaṁśa and Candra-vaṁśa respectively. When monarchy existed on this planet, the chief member was one of the members of the Sūrya dynasty or Sūrya-vaṁśa, and the subordinate kings belonged to the Candra-vaṁśa. However, Mahārāja Pṛthu was so powerful that he could exhibit all the qualities of the predominating deities in other planets.

Verse 54 of 63
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