SB 1.12.5 (1964)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 5
- Sampadah kratabo loka mahishi bhrataro mahi
- Jambudwipa adhipatyam cha yasas cha tridivam gatam.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Sampadah—opulence, Kratabo—sacrifices, Loka—future destination, Mahishi—the queens, Bhrataro—the brothers, Mahi—the earth, Jambudwipa—the globe or planet of our residence, Adhipatya—sovereignty, Cha—also, Yasas—fame, Cha—and, Tridivam—celestial planets, Gatam—spread over.
TRANSLATION
Worldly possessions of Maharaj Yudhisthir, his sacrifices by which he would attain better destination, his queen, his stalwart brothers, his extensive land, his sovereinty over the earth planet and his fame etc. all informations reached even the celestial planets.
PURPORT
As only the rich and great man's name and fame is known all over the world similarly the name and fame of Maharaj Yudhisthir reached the planets on the higher space because of his good administration, worldly possessions, glory of his wife Droupadi, strength of his brothers like Bhima and Arjuna and his soliderity of sovereign-power over the world, known as Jambudwipa. Here the "Loka" word is significant. There are different lokas or higher planets scattered all over the sky both material and spiritual where a person can reach by dint of his work in the present life as stated in the Bhagwat Geeta (Bg. 9.25) and no forceful entrance is allowed there to the tiny material scientists and engineers who have discovered vehicles to travel over a few thousands of miles in the outer space. That is not the way for reaching the better planets. One must qualify himself to enter into such happy planets by sacrifice and service. Those who are sinful in every step of life they can expect only to be degraded into animal life to suffer more and more the pangs of material existence and this is also stated in the Bhagwat Geeta (Bg. 16.19). Maharaj Yudhisthir's good sacrifices and qualifications were so much lofty and virtuous that even the residents of the higher celestial planets were already prepared to receive him as one of them.