SB 9.20.23
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
pitary uparate so 'pi
cakravartī mahā-yaśāḥ
mahimā gīyate tasya
harer aṁśa-bhuvo bhuvi
SYNONYMS
pitari—after his father; uparate—passed away; saḥ—the King's son; api—also; cakravartī—the emperor; mahā-yaśāḥ—very famous; mahimā—glories; gīyate—are glorified; tasya—his; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aṁśa-bhuvaḥ—a partial representation; bhuvi—upon this earth.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Mahārāja Duṣmanta passed away from this earth, his son became the emperor of the world, the proprietor of the seven islands. He is referred to as a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this world.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.41) it is said:
- yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ
- śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā
- tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ
- mama tejo 'ṁśa-sambhavam
Anyone extraordinarily powerful must be considered a partial representation of the opulence of the Supreme Godhead. Therefore when the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta became the emperor of the entire world, he was celebrated in this way.