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.