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==== TEXTS 9-10 ==== | ==== TEXTS 9-10 ==== | ||
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brahmā jagad-gurur devaiḥ | :brahmā jagad-gurur devaiḥ | ||
sahāsṛtya sureśvaraiḥ | :sahāsṛtya sureśvaraiḥ | ||
vainyasya dakṣiṇe haste | :vainyasya dakṣiṇe haste | ||
dṛṣṭvā cihnaṁ gadābhṛtaḥ | :dṛṣṭvā cihnaṁ gadābhṛtaḥ | ||
pādayor aravindaṁ ca | |||
taṁ vai mene hareḥ kalām | :pādayor aravindaṁ ca | ||
yasyāpratihataṁ cakram | :taṁ vai mene hareḥ kalām | ||
aṁśaḥ sa parameṣṭhinaḥ | :yasyāpratihataṁ cakram | ||
:aṁśaḥ sa parameṣṭhinaḥ | |||
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''brahmā''—Lord Brahmā; ''jagat-guruḥ''—the master of the universe; ''devaiḥ''—by the demigods; ''saha''—accompanied; ''āsṛtya''—arriving; ''sura-īśvaraiḥ''—with the chiefs of all the heavenly planets; ''vainyasya''—of Mahārāja Pṛthu, the son of Vena; ''dakṣiṇe''—right; ''haste''—on the hand; ''dṛṣṭvā''—seeing; ''cihnam''—mark; ''gadā-bhṛtaḥ''—of Lord Viṣṇu, who carries a club; ''pādayoḥ''—on the two feet; ''aravindam''—lotus flower; ''ca''—also; ''tam''—him; ''vai''—certainly; ''mene''—he understood; ''hareḥ''—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''kalām''—part of a plenary expansion; ''yasya''—whose; ''apratihatam''—invincible; ''cakram''—disc; ''aṁśaḥ''—partial representation; ''saḥ''—he; ''parameṣṭhinaḥ''—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. | |||
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Lord Brahmā, the master of the entire universe, arrived there accompanied by all the demigods and their chiefs. Seeing the lines of Lord Viṣṇu's palm on King Pṛthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahmā could understand that King Pṛthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One whose palm bears the sign of a disc, as well as other such lines, should be considered a partial representation or incarnation of the Supreme Lord. | Lord Brahmā, the master of the entire universe, arrived there accompanied by all the demigods and their chiefs. Seeing the lines of Lord Viṣṇu's palm on King Pṛthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahmā could understand that King Pṛthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One whose palm bears the sign of a disc, as well as other such lines, should be considered a partial representation or incarnation of the Supreme Lord. | ||
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There is a system by which one can detect an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Nowadays it has become a cheap fashion to accept any rascal as an incarnation of God, but from this incident we can see that Lord Brahmā personally examined the hands and feet of King Pṛthu for specific signs. In their prophecies the learned sages and brāhmaṇas accepted Pṛthu Mahārāja as a plenary partial expansion of the Lord. During the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, a king declared himself Vāsudeva, and Lord Kṛṣṇa killed him. Before accepting someone as an incarnation of God, one should verify his identity according to the symptoms mentioned in the śāstras. Without these symptoms the pretender is subject to be killed by the authorities for pretending to be an incarnation of God. | There is a system by which one can detect an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Nowadays it has become a cheap fashion to accept any rascal as an incarnation of God, but from this incident we can see that Lord Brahmā personally examined the hands and feet of King Pṛthu for specific signs. In their prophecies the learned sages and ''brāhmaṇas'' accepted Pṛthu Mahārāja as a plenary partial expansion of the Lord. During the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, a king declared himself Vāsudeva, and Lord Kṛṣṇa killed him. Before accepting someone as an incarnation of God, one should verify his identity according to the symptoms mentioned in the ''śāstras''. Without these symptoms the pretender is subject to be killed by the authorities for pretending to be an incarnation of God. | ||
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Revision as of 12:32, 18 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 9-10
- brahmā jagad-gurur devaiḥ
- sahāsṛtya sureśvaraiḥ
- vainyasya dakṣiṇe haste
- dṛṣṭvā cihnaṁ gadābhṛtaḥ
- pādayor aravindaṁ ca
- taṁ vai mene hareḥ kalām
- yasyāpratihataṁ cakram
- aṁśaḥ sa parameṣṭhinaḥ
SYNONYMS
brahmā—Lord Brahmā; jagat-guruḥ—the master of the universe; devaiḥ—by the demigods; saha—accompanied; āsṛtya—arriving; sura-īśvaraiḥ—with the chiefs of all the heavenly planets; vainyasya—of Mahārāja Pṛthu, the son of Vena; dakṣiṇe—right; haste—on the hand; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; cihnam—mark; gadā-bhṛtaḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu, who carries a club; pādayoḥ—on the two feet; aravindam—lotus flower; ca—also; tam—him; vai—certainly; mene—he understood; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalām—part of a plenary expansion; yasya—whose; apratihatam—invincible; cakram—disc; aṁśaḥ—partial representation; saḥ—he; parameṣṭhinaḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahmā, the master of the entire universe, arrived there accompanied by all the demigods and their chiefs. Seeing the lines of Lord Viṣṇu's palm on King Pṛthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahmā could understand that King Pṛthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One whose palm bears the sign of a disc, as well as other such lines, should be considered a partial representation or incarnation of the Supreme Lord.
PURPORT
There is a system by which one can detect an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Nowadays it has become a cheap fashion to accept any rascal as an incarnation of God, but from this incident we can see that Lord Brahmā personally examined the hands and feet of King Pṛthu for specific signs. In their prophecies the learned sages and brāhmaṇas accepted Pṛthu Mahārāja as a plenary partial expansion of the Lord. During the presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, a king declared himself Vāsudeva, and Lord Kṛṣṇa killed him. Before accepting someone as an incarnation of God, one should verify his identity according to the symptoms mentioned in the śāstras. Without these symptoms the pretender is subject to be killed by the authorities for pretending to be an incarnation of God.