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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 18: Prithu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.29
SYNONYMS
cūrnayan — making into pieces; sva — his own; dhanuh-kotyā — by the power of his bow; giri — of the hills; kūtāni — the tops; rāja-rāt — the emperor; bhū-mandalam — the whole earth; idam — this; vainyah — the son of Vena; prāyah — almost; cakre — made; samam — level; vibhuh — the powerful.
TRANSLATION
After this, the king of all kings, Mahārāja Prithu, leveled all rough places on the surface of the globe by breaking up the hills with the strength of his bow. By his grace the surface of the globe almost became flat.
PURPORT
Generally the mountainous and hilly portions of the earth are made flat by the striking of thunderbolts. Generally this is the business of King Indra of the heavenly planets, but King Prithu, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, did not wait for King Indra to break up the hills and mountains but did so himself by using his strong bow.
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