Text 14
ṛṣibhir yācito bheje
navamaṁ pārthivaṁ vapuḥ
dugdhemām oṣadhīr viprās
tenāyaṁ sa uśattamaḥ
ṛṣibhiḥ — by the sages; yācitaḥ — being prayed for; bheje — accepted; navamam — the ninth one; pārthivam — the ruler of the earth; vapuḥ — body; dugdha — milking; imām — all these; oṣadhīḥ — products of the earth; viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas; tena — by; ayam — this; saḥ — he; uśattamaḥ — beautifully attractive.
おお、ブラフマナよ。９番目の化身で主は聖者たちの祈りによって、プリトゥ王として降誕することを受け入れた。主はさまざまな生産物が生産できる土地を開拓した。そして、それが理由で地球は美しく魅力ある場所になった。
Before the advent of King Pṛthu, there was great havoc of maladministration due to the vicious life of the previous king, the father of Mahārāja Pṛthu. The intelligent class of men (namely the sages and the brāhmaṇas) not only prayed for the Lord to come down, but also dethroned the previous king. It is the duty of the king to be pious and thus look after the all-around welfare of the citizens. Whenever there is some negligence on the part of the king in discharging his duty, the intelligent class of men must dethrone him. The intelligent class of men, however, do not occupy the royal throne, because they have much more important duties for the welfare of the public. Instead of occupying the royal throne, they prayed for the incarnation of the Lord, and the Lord came as Mahārāja Pṛthu. Real intelligent men, or qualified brāhmaṇas, never aspire for political posts. Mahārāja Pṛthu excavated many produces from the earth, and thus not only did the citizens become happy to have such a good king, but the complete sight of the earth also became beautiful and attractive.