Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.6.14

aho nu vamśo yaśasāvadātah

praiyavrato yatra pumān purānah

kritāvatārah purushah sa ādyaś

cacāra dharmam yad akarma-hetum

SYNONYMS

aho — oh; nu — indeed; vamśah — the dynasty; yaśasā — with widespread fame; avadātah — fully pure; praiyavratah — related to King Priyavrata; yatra — wherein; pumān — the Supreme Person; purānah — the original; krita-avatārah — descended as an incarnation; purushah — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah — He; ādyah — the original person; cacāra — executed; dharmam — religious principles; yat — from which; akarma-hetum — the cause of the end of fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

"Oh, what shall I say of the dynasty of Priyavrata, which is pure and very much celebrated. In that dynasty, the Supreme Person, the original Personality of Godhead, descended as an incarnation and executed religious principles that could free one from the results of fruitive activity.

PURPORT

There are many dynasties in human society wherein the Supreme Lord descends as an incarnation. Lord Krishna appeared in the Yadu dynasty, and Lord Rāmacandra appeared in the Ikshvāku, or Raghu, dynasty. Similarly, Lord Rishabhadeva appeared in the dynasty of King Priyavrata. All these dynasties are very famous, and of them the dynasty of Priyavrata is most famous.

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