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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.18.28
duhitritve cakaremam
SYNONYMS
tatah -- thereafter; mahi-patih -- the King; pritah -- being pleased; sarva-kama -- all desirables; dugham -- producing as milk; prithuh -- King Prithu; duhitritve -- treating as his daughter; cakara -- did; imam -- unto the planet earth; premna -- out of affection; duhitri-vatsalah -- affectionate to his daughter.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter King Prithu was very satisfied with the planet earth, for she sufficiently supplied all food to various living entities. Thus he developed an affection for the planet earth, just as if she were his own daughter.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness